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Oxana Corso
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 28)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability Cerebral palsy
Disability class T35
Event Sprints
Club Fiamme Gialle [1]
Coached byMassimo Di Marcello
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 14.91 (2016) NR
  • 200 m: 31.67 (2016) NR
  • 400 m: 1:14.69 (2016) WR
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing   Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 2 1 2
European Championships 2 4 1
Total 4 7 3
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m T35
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m T35
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 200 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200 m T35
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 100 m T35
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 200 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea 100 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea 200 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto 100 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto 200 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Universal relay

Oxana Corso (born 9 July 1995 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian-born Italian Paralympic athlete. As of April 2014, she holds the Women's 400 metres world records for the T35 cerebral palsy classification. [2] [3] She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, [4] and competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T35 and 200m T35. [5]

Biography

Oxana was born in Russia in 1995, she arrived in Italy at the age of three years and she was adopted by the Roman family Corso, that has chosen to adopt her despite cerebral palsy. [6]

She won two gold medals at the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships. [7] She competed at the 2013 Para World Championships, and 2018 IPC Athletics European Championships. [8]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2012 European Championships Netherlands Stadskanaal 1st 100 m T35 16.07 EU
1st 200 m T35 33.78 EU
Paralympic Games United Kingdom London 2nd 100 m T35 15.94 EU
2nd 200 m T35 33.68 EU
2013 World Championships France Lyon 1st 100 m T35 15.63 WR
1st 200 m T35 33.42
2014 European Championships United Kingdom Swansea 2nd 100 m T35 16.51
2nd 200 m T35 34.37
2015 World Championships Qatar Doha 4th 100 m T35 15.14
3rd 200 m T35 32.20
2016 European Championships Italy Grosseto 2nd 100 m T35 15.28
2nd 200 m T35 33.09
Paralympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5th 100 m T35 15.67
6th 200 m T35 32.68
2018 European Championships Germany Berlin 5th 100 m T35 16.60
3rd Universal Relay 54.39
2019 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai 2nd 100 m T35 15.42
3rd 200 m T35 33.35

Records

  Current holder
Class Date Venue Event Time Record Note
2009
T38 Italy Vigna di Valle 800 m 4:11.7
2012
T37 Italy Rome 100 m 15.73
T37 Italy Rieti 200 m 33.43
T37 Italy Terni 400 m 1:17.93
2013
T35 France Lyon 100 m 15.63
T35 Italy Grosseto 200 m 33.19
T35 Italy Grosseto 400 m 1:22.37
2016
T35 9 April Italy Grosseto 200 m 31.67
T35 10 April Italy Grosseto 100 m 14.91
T35 7 May Italy Rieti 400 m 1:14.69 [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Paralimpico". fiammegialle.org (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "IPC Athletics World Records - Women's 100m". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "IPC Athletics World Records - Women's 400m". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. ^ "OXANA CORSO – DOPPIO ARGENTO NELL'ATLETICA". londra2012.abilitychannel.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Athletics CORSO Oxana". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Atletica, scherma e basket in carrozzina: 9 laziali alle Paralimpiadi". epubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Oxana Corso on smashing European Record in 200m T35". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Oxana Corso - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Atletica paralimpica: che spettacolo Oxana Corso, nuovo record del mondo nei 400 T35". sportfair.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

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