Ani Palian (born August 21, 1990 in

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) is a Russian (formerly Ukrainian) Paralympic swimmer. In 1991, she moved with her parents to live in

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as a doctor suggested as

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mineral mud might help with her treatment.

Career

Palian has

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and competes in S7 classification races. She competed at the

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where she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event. She competed for

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at the

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, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle event, and in

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, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle relay event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7 and 100 metre freestyle S7 events. She competed for Russia in

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and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event, a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle S7 event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7, 4x50 metre freestyle and 4x100 metre medley relay events. She also competed at the

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in 2011, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle S7 event. She was awarded with the

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, third class, for her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games. However, in 2015, after the occupation of Crimea by Russia, she began representing Russia in international competitions. In 2018, she joined the pro-Vladimir Putin organization PutinTeam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palian, Ani Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ukrainian female freestyle swimmers S7-classified para swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Ukraine Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Recipients of the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class Swimmers with cerebral palsy Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes