| Zoia Ovsii | |
| Native Name: | Зоя Овсій |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Birth Date: | 1994 8, df=yes |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Sport: | Para-athletics |
| Disability: | Arthrogryposis |
| Disability Class: | F51 |
Zoia Ovsii (Ukrainian: Зоя Овсій, born 30 August 1994)[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event.[4] She won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ovsii is a three-time gold medalist in the women's club throw F51 event at the World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.[5]
Ovsii represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F52 event.[2]
In 2014, Ovsii competed in paracanoeing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.[6]
At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.[7] [5] She also accomplished this feat at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23.[8] [9]
In 2021, Ovsii won the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 and women's discus throw F53 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[10] [11]
She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[12]
| 2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 22.21 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 23.74 m | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 24.31 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 25.23 m | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 22.15 m | |
| Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 25.12 m | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 23.98 m |
| 2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 12.17 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 11.97 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 13.04 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | 13.52 m |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 14.15 m |
| Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 14.37 m |