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Oxana Savchenko
Oxana Savchenko (russian: Оксана Владимировна Савченко; born October 10, 1990, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy) is a Paralympic swimming, paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in S12 (classification), category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors. Oxana was one of the stars of the Russian team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics as she won gold in all three of her events; she won gold in the individual medley and set new world records in winning both the and freestyle events. References External links * Paralympic swimmers for Russia Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Russia Living people Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Russian female medley swimmers Russian female freestyle swimmers 1990 births Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics S12-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Paralympic medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ( rus, Петропавловск-Камчатский, a=Петропавловск-Камчатский.ogg, p=pʲɪtrɐˈpavləfsk kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center, administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. As of the 2021 Census its population is 164,900. The city is widely known simply as ''Petropavlovsk'' (literally "city of St. Peter, Peter and St. Paul, Paul"). The adjective ''Kamchatsky'' ("Kamchatkan") was added to the official name in 1924. Geography The city is situated on high hills and surrounded by volcanoes. The surrounding terrain is mountainous enough that the horizon cannot be seen clearly from any point in town. Across Avacha Bay from the city in Vilyuchinsk is Russia's largest submarine base, the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, established during the Soviet period and still used by the Russian Navy. The city is located from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |