Zulfiya Gabidullina (Russian: Зульфия Габидуллина, born 22 November 1965) is a Kazakhstani Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S4 category. She previously competed in the S3 class but was reclassified into S4, a class for athletes with more physical ability compared to S3. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, aged 50, she won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle, improving her own world record, and bringing Kazakhstan its only gold medal at the Paralympics. Gabidullina became disabled at the age of five.[2] She is a businesswoman. She took up competitive swimming in 2007 and qualified for the 2012 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships.[1][3]
 Gabidullina on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1965 (age 59) Taraz, Kazakhstan[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S4 |
| Event(s) | Freestyle, backstroke, medley |
Medal record | |
Results
editParalympic Games
edit1 100m Freestyle - S3 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1:30.07
4 50m Freestyle - S4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 42.24
6 50m Backstroke - S3 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1:00.68
7 150m Individual Medley - SM4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 3:25.30
12 50m Breaststroke - SB3 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1:19.01
12 50m Backstroke - S4 2012 London, GBR 1:10.12
World Championships
edit1 50m Freestyle - S3 2017 Mexico City, MEX 42.87
2 100m Freestyle - S3 2017 Mexico City, MEX 1:40.21
2 50m Freestyle - S3 2013 Montreal, QC, CAN 47.79
3 50m Freestyle - S4 2015 Glasgow, GBR 48.18
3 100m Freestyle - S3 2015 Glasgow, GBR 1:46.11
3 100m Freestyle - S3 2013 Montreal, QC, CAN 1:45.41
3 50m Backstroke - S3 2013 Montreal, QC, CAN 1:11.53
4 150m Individual Medley - SM3 2013 Montreal, QC, CAN 3:47.45
5 50m Backstroke - S3 2017 Mexico City, MEX 1:13.96
6 100m Freestyle - S4 2019 London, GBR 1:39.81
7 50m Freestyle - S4 2019 London, GBR 44.92
7 Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points 2019 London, GBR 3:01.53
10 200m Freestyle - S5 2015 Glasgow, GBR 3:43.43
10 50m Backstroke - S3 2015 Glasgow, GBR 1:16.30
10 50m Breaststroke - SB3 2015 Glasgow, GBR 1:25.85
10 150m Individual Medley - SM4 2015 Glasgow, GBR 3:41.50
11 200m Freestyle - S5 2019 London, GBR 3:46.78
11 150m Individual Medley - SM4 2019 London, GBR 4:00.39
13 50m Backstroke - S4 2019 London, GBR 1:11.93
13 100m Breaststroke - SB4 2019 London, GBR 3:38.76
Asian Para Games
edit1 100m Freestyle - S4 2018 Jakarta, INA 1:47.27
2 50m Freestyle - S4 2018 Jakarta, INA 45.51
2 50m Backstroke - S4 2018 Jakarta, INA 1:17.72
3 200m Freestyle - S5 2018 Jakarta, INA 3:29.37
European Championships
edit6 100m Freestyle - S4 2020 Funchal, POR 1:50.48
6 150m Individual Medley - SM4 2020 Funchal, POR 4:01.86
7 50m Freestyle - S4 2020 Funchal, POR 49.01
12 50m Breaststroke - SB3 2020 Funchal, POR 1:40.29
DSQ 50m Backstroke - S4 2020 Funchal, POR DSQ
References
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- ^ a b "Интересные факты о первой чемпионке Паралимпиады из Казахстана Зульфие Габидуллиной" [Interesting facts about the first champion of the Paralympics from Kazakhstan, Zulfie Gabidullin]. tengrinews.kz (in Kazakh). 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Первую золотую медаль на Паралимпиаде-2016 завоевала Зульфия Габидуллина" [Zulfiya won the first gold medal at the Paralympics-2016]. kaztrk.kz (in Kazakh).
- ^ "GABIDULLINA Zulfiya". paralympic.org.
- ^ "GABIDULLINA Zulfiya". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.