SHEVCHUK Mariana

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	-55 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	107
World Championships
1	-55 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	128.0
2	-55 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	122.0
European Open Championships
1	-55 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	126

Table tennis. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Athlete

Russian, Ukrainian

Invasport [Vinnytsia, UKR]

Oleg Pakula [personal], UKR

2015 for Ukraine, European Championships in Eger, Hungary (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

She took up the sport in 2015 at age 18 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Three months later she took part in her first competition, the 2015 National Championships in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019; brokkercom.ru, 03 Mar 2016)

"I was always an active girl and did sports. It's not interesting for me just to be at home. We organised a society for the disabled in our city, and then our chief called [coach] Oleg Pakula and I spoke to him. We met and he suggested I try powerlifting. I tried it and I liked it, and we began working together." (invasport.org.ua, 04 Apr 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 10 Feb 2019)

Winning gold in the 55kg category at the 2018 European Championships in Berck-sur-Mer, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 May 2021; Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Coach Oleg Pakula. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

"I always go into a competition to win the gold. For me, winning gives me the push to achieve more and more." (paralympic.org, 10 Feb 2019)

She was named the 2018 Powerlifter of the Year in a public poll conducted on the World Para Powerlifting Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media accounts. (paralympic.org, 09 Jan 2019)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020)