Zulfiya Gabidullina Explained

Birth Place:Taraz, Kazakhstan
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Event:Freestyle, backstroke, medley
Disability Class:S4

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. She is a businesswoman. She took up competitive swimming in 2007 and qualified for the 2012 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships.

Results

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Paralympic Games

1 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

1 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

1 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

6 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GABIDULLINA Zulfiya . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 2 September 2021 . 2 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902143731/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1570356-gabidullina-zulfiya.htm . dead .