Photo: Oksana_Masters_Rob_Jones_mixed_sculls_final_2012.jpg: Steve Selwood from Yate, U.K. derivative work: IronGargoyle / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Oksana Masters leaves me genuinely speechless. Born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, adopted into America, she has competed across rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and cycling - a Paralympian who refuses to be confined to a single season or sport. Winning the first-ever U.S. medal in trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls at London 2012 was a watershed moment. To me, strength isn't measured in wins but in the number of times you get back up, and by that measure she is in a class of her own. Her career reads less like a record sheet and more like proof of what resilience actually looks like.
Overview
Oksana Oleksandrivna Masters (born June 19, 1989) is an American multi-sport Paralympic athlete from Louisville, Kentucky. Having primarily specialized in rowing and cross-country skiing, she won the first ever United States medal in trunk and arms mixed double sculls at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She was also a part of the U.S.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oksana Masters
- Name (Japanese)
- オクサナ・マスターズ
- Reading
- おくさな・ますたーず
- Born
- June 19, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rower / biathlete / cross-country skier / sport cyclist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Atherton High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.