Maria Iovleva (born 18 February 1990) is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[1]
Personal information | |
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National team | Russia |
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic biathlon, Cross-country skiing |
Coached by | Tatiana Lindt; Irina Gromova |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals |
Sitting Biathlon – Silver
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She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold[2] and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay.[3] She is deaf and paralyzed. She lives in a home with twelve other disabled women, but she dreams of getting an apartment of her own due to her medal wins.[4]
References
edit- ^ Vancouver 2010 Profile Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Province
- ^ Vancouver Sun
- ^ The Moscow Times