Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW12, LW12
Further personal information
Family
Daughter Darya.
Residence
Chernihiv, UKR
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
In May 2008.
Why this sport?
Dmitri Nikolaets, one of the coaches in the rehabilitation centre in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, advised her to try biathlon.
Name of coach
Mykola Vorchak, V.P.Storozhok
Coach from which country?
Ukraine
General interest
Impairment
She was severely injured in an accident in 2001. A lorry crashed into the bus she was travelling in and she spent a year recovering in hospital. After nine operations doctors were forced to amputate her legs. (gorod.cn.ua, 23 Feb 2009; paralympic.org.ua, 08 Mar 2010)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 10 km Individual Sitting | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 2.4 km Pursuit Sitting | Qualification | 7 | ||
Women's 1 km Sprint Sitting | Qualification | 12 | ||
Women's 5 km Sitting | Final Round | 12 |