Zulfiya Gabidullina

Zulfiya Gabidullina (Зульфия Габидуллина, born 22 November 1965) is a Kazakhstani Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S4 category. She previously competed in the S3 class but was reclassified into S4, a class for athletes with more physical ability compared to S3. 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. She is a businesswoman. She took up competitive swimming in 2007 and qualified for the 2012 Paralympics and 2013 and 2015 world championships.

Paralympic Games
1	100m Freestyle - S3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:30.07

4	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	42.24

6	50m Backstroke - S3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:00.68

7	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:25.30

12	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:19.01

12	50m Backstroke - S4	2012	London, GBR	1:10.12

World Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	42.87

2	100m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:40.21

2	50m Freestyle - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	47.79

3	50m Freestyle - S4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	48.18

3	100m Freestyle - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:46.11

3	100m Freestyle - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:45.41

3	50m Backstroke - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:11.53

4	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:47.45

5	50m Backstroke - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:13.96

6	100m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	1:39.81

7	50m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	44.92

7	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:01.53

10	200m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:43.43

10	50m Backstroke - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:16.30

10	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:25.85

10	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:41.50

11	200m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	3:46.78

11	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2019	London, GBR	4:00.39

13	50m Backstroke - S4	2019	London, GBR	1:11.93

13	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2019	London, GBR	3:38.76

Asian Para Games
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:47.27

2	50m Freestyle - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	45.51

2	50m Backstroke - S4	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:17.72

3	200m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	3:29.37

European Championships
6	100m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	1:50.48

6	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2020	Funchal, POR	4:01.86

7	50m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	49.01

12	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2020	Funchal, POR	1:40.29

DSQ	50m Backstroke - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	DSQ