Elena Krawzow
Personal information
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993
Mergen, Kazakhstan
Home townBerlin, Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityStargardt's disease
Disability classS12/SB12/SM12
ClubBerliner Schwimmteam
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo100m breaststroke SB13
Silver medal – second place2012 London100m breaststroke SB13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2019 London100m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100m breaststroke SB12
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100m breaststroke SB13
Bronze medal – third place2013 Monteal50m freestyle S13
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal100m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin50m freestyle S12
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin100m breaststroke SB13
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin200m individual medley SM13
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven50m freestyle S13
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven200m individual medley SM13
Bronze medal – third place2018 Dublin100m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place2018 Dublin100m freestyle S12

Elena Krawzow (born 26 October 1993) is a blind German Paralympic swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle.[1][2] She has macular degeneration, leaving her with only 3% vision.[3]

Early life and career

Born in Mergen, a village in southern Kazakhstan, Elena Krawzow emigrated with her German-Kazakhstani family, moving to Russia, where she was diagnosed with macular degeneration. Whilst in Russia, Krawzow attend a boarding school for disabled children, before resettling in Germany aged 11.[3][4][5]

Krawzow won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke - SB13 at the 2012 London Paralympics[3] before finishing fifth in the same event at Rio 2016.;[6] she went on to win the gold medal in the same category at Tokyo 2020.[7]

Personal life

In October 2020 Krawzow appeared topless on the front cover of the German edition of Playboy.[3] She got engaged to her boyfriend Phillip in the aftermath of Tokyo 2020. In 2021 she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elena Krawzow - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Elena Krawzow". Team Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elena Krawzow: The Paralympian who posed for Playboy magazine". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Паралимпийка Елена Кравцова едет в Рио за медалью для Германии". liveberlin.ru. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Apitius, Benjamin (10 September 2019). "So weit die Flügel tragen". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB13 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB13 – Final results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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