Zulfiya Gabidullina

Zulfiya Gabidullina (Russian: Зульфия Габидуллина, born 22 November 1965) is a Kazakhstani Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S3 category. 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.[2] She is a businesswoman. She took up competitive swimming in 2007 and qualified for the 2012 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships.[1][3]

Zulfiya Gabidullina
Gabidullina on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Born22 November 1965 (1965-11-22) (age 55)
Taraz, Kazakhstan[1]
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS3
Event(s)Freestyle, backstroke, medley

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