Timeline Oksana Masters

Paralympian born in Ukraine and adopted by an American mother, who lost both legs in childhood. She has won medals in rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon and hand-cycling at Summer and Winter Games.

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1989 Oksana Masters born in Khmelnytskyi Oksana Masters is born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, with birth defects linked to the Chernobyl disaster, and grows up in orphanages.
1997 Oksana Masters adopted and moves to the US Masters is adopted by the American professor Gay Masters and moves to the United States.
1999 Oksana Masters has her left leg amputated At nine, Masters has her left leg amputated above the knee. The right follows at 14.
2002 Oksana Masters takes up adaptive rowing At 13, Masters starts rowing in Louisville, Kentucky.
2012 Oksana Masters wins Paralympic bronze in rowing With Rob Jones, Masters wins the mixed double sculls bronze in London, the first US medal in the event.
2014 Oksana Masters wins two medals in Sochi After switching to cross-country skiing, Masters wins silver and bronze at the Winter Paralympics.
2016 Oksana Masters competes in hand-cycling in Rio Masters finishes fourth in the road race at her first Summer Games as a cyclist.
2018 Oksana Masters wins her first Paralympic gold Despite an elbow injury, Masters wins two cross-country golds in Pyeongchang among five medals.
2020 Oksana Masters wins a Laureus award Masters is named Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
2021 Oksana Masters wins two cycling golds in Tokyo Masters wins the road time trial and road race at the Summer Paralympics.
2022 Oksana Masters wins three golds in Beijing Days after recovering from COVID-19, Masters wins two biathlon golds and the mixed relay among seven medals.
2023 Oksana Masters publishes The Hard Parts Masters publishes a memoir about her childhood and career.
2023 Oksana Masters becomes cycling world champion Masters wins the H5 road race at the world championships in Glasgow.
2024 Oksana Masters retains both cycling titles in Paris Masters again wins the time trial and road race at the Summer Paralympics.
2026 Oksana Masters wins four golds in Milano Cortina Masters wins sprint, 10 km and relay in cross-country and the biathlon sprint, plus a bronze.