Oksana Oleksandrivna Masters[a] (born June 19, 1989) is an American multi-sport Paralympic athlete from Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Having primarily specialized in rowing and cross-country skiing, she won the first ever United States medal in trunk and arms mixed double sculls at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2] She was also a part of the U.S. Nordic skiing team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. She won two Paralympic medals in 2014 and five Paralympic medals in 2018, including two gold.[3] She switched to para-cycling after the 2012 Paralympics and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning two gold medals at the latter. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in Biathlon – Women's 6 kilometres, sitting.[4]
Oksana won the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2020.[5]
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- ^ Johnson, Stephen (September 5, 2012). "Lovettsville veteran wins bronze in Paralympics". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Leesburg, Virginia: Times Community Media. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Olympic Committee (February 21, 2013). "2014 U.S. Paralympic Team Named". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ OlympicTalk (March 5, 2022). "Oksana Masters wins first U.S. gold of Winter Paralympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "PAST WINNERS". Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.