 Chebanu at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Ukraine (until 2015) Azerbaijan (since 2015) |
| Born | 4 January 1981 (1981-01-04) (age 44) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T12 |
Event | Sprint |
Medal record | |
Elena Chebanu (Ukrainian:Олена Чебану; born 4 January 1981) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijanisprinter who specializes in the100 and200 metres. She was born in Ukraine and initially took part in regular sprint events, but since 2015, she has competed for Azerbaijan in the visually impaired categoryT12. She won the silver medal in the 100 m – T12 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
In the 200 metres, she finished seventh at the2006 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the2007 World Championships.[3] In the 100 metres, she won the silver medal at the2007 Summer Universiade. She also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay here.
She also competed in the relay at the2009 World Championships without reaching the final.[4] At the2007 World Championships, the Ukrainian team failed to finish the race.[5] Her personal best times are 7.46 seconds in the60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2007 inZaporizhzhya; 11.42 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Kyiv; and 22.97 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2006 inMálaga.[3]
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's4 × 100 metres relay | |
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