Tamara Sivakova
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Tamara Sivakova is a Paralympian
athlete
from Belarus
competing mainly in the throwing events.
She first competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
for the Unified Team there she won a gold medal in the discus throw for category B3 athletes and finished 5th in the pentathlon.
Four years later she competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics
in Atlanta, United States
for Belarus. Here she won a gold in the shot putt F12 and a bronze in the discus F12 but again failed to medal in the pentathlon.
She competed at her third games in Sydney
, Australia
in 2000
where she won the silver medal in the F13 discus and failed to medal in the pentathlon.
In 2004
in Athens
, Greece
she finished as winner of the gold medal in the F12 shot putt and silver medal in the F13 discus throw
She competed at her fifth paralympics in 2008
in Beijing
, China
where she reversed her results of the previous games, winning the gold medal in the F12/13 discus throw and the silver medal in the F12/13 shot putt.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
competing mainly in the throwing events.
She first competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics
1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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for the Unified Team there she won a gold medal in the discus throw for category B3 athletes and finished 5th in the pentathlon.
Four years later she competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in Atlanta, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for Belarus. Here she won a gold in the shot putt F12 and a bronze in the discus F12 but again failed to medal in the pentathlon.
She competed at her third games in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
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in 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
where she won the silver medal in the F13 discus and failed to medal in the pentathlon.
In 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
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she finished as winner of the gold medal in the F12 shot putt and silver medal in the F13 discus throw
She competed at her fifth paralympics in 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
where she reversed her results of the previous games, winning the gold medal in the F12/13 discus throw and the silver medal in the F12/13 shot putt.