Alina Samigulina

Russian Federation

Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Classification

F11, T11

Guide

Anatoly Bystrov

Further personal information

Family

Husband Albert Asadullin

Residence

Ufa, RUS

Languages

Russian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began training in 2008 in Ufa, Russian Federation.

Why this sport?

She was spotted by coach Yulia Akhmatdinova while she was studying at a school for people with a vision impairment.

Club / Team

Ufa Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.21: Russia

Name of coach

Pyotr Buylov [national, personal], RUS; Yulia Akhmatdinova [personal], RUS, from 2008

International debut

Year

2015

Competing for

Russia

Tournament

World Championships

Location

Doha, QAT

General interest

Hobbies

Reading. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2019)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning gold in the T11 100m and silver in the T11 200m at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Mar 2021; Athlete, 22 Oct 2019)

Most influential person in career

Coach Yulia Akhmatdinova. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

Hero / Idol

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

Awards and honours

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (fss.org.ru, 18 Dec 2020)

Famous relatives

Her husband Albert Asadullin has also represented the Russian Federation in Para athletics. He competed in the T11 1500m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline 31 Mar 2021; duv-vest.rbsmi.ru, 05 Jul 2017)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 200 m T11	Heat 3	2015-10-24	7
Women's 200 m T11	Semifinal 1	2015-10-25	7
Women's 100 m T11	Semifinal 2	2015-10-27	8
Women's 100 m T11	Heat 4	2015-10-27	8
Women's 4x100 m T11-13	Final 1	2015-10-31	2