Elena Krawzow

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]

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

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. "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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