Ani Palian (born August 21, 1990 in Tbilisi) is a Russian (formerly Ukrainian) Paralympic swimmer.
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| Nationality | Ukrainian/Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 21, 1990 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1991, she moved with her parents to live in Crimea as a doctor suggested as Saky mineral mud might help with her treatment.
Career
editPalian has cerebral palsy and competes in S7 classification races.[1]
She competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games where she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event.[2]
She competed for Ukraine at the World Para Swimming Championships in 2010, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle event, and in 2013, 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 2015 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.[1]
She also competed at the World Para Swimming European Championships in 2011, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle S7 event.[3]
She was awarded with the Order of Princess Olga, third class, for her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games.[1] However, in 2015, after the occupation of Crimea by Russia, she began representing Russia in international competitions.[1] In 2018, she joined the pro-Vladimir Putin organization PutinTeam.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ani Palian - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Paralympics results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Simmonds leads British gold rush as IPC Swimming European Championships get underway". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "В Симферополе прошел теннисный турнир памяти легендарного российского телекомментатора (ФОТО) – Крымский спорт – новости спорта Крыма". www.crimeansport.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-04.