Lioubov Vasilieva
Lioubov Vasilieva generally often known as Liubov Vasilyeva (Russian: Любовь Юрьевна Васильева) (born 24 May 1967) is a Russian female visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2006 and in 2010 claiming 9 medals in her Paralympic career including 3 gold medals in her debut Paralympic event including the cross-country skiing events during the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[3]
Medalists at the visually impaired biathlon events during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including Liubov Vasilieva and fellow Russian Paralympic Nordic skier Mikhalina Lysova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sinegorye, Soviet Union | May 24, 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Tyumen, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2003 – 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vyacheslav Goldinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Liubov Vasilieva was part of the Russian delegation at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and displayed her medal hunt as she claimed 3 gold medals in the cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[4][5][6]
She continued her medal success at the Winter Paralympics as she clinched 5 medals during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including a gold, silver medals in the cross-country skiing and 2 silver and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[7]
References
- "Liubov Vasilyeva". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- "BEST sports - Profile - Lioubov VASILIEVA". www.bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- "Liubov Vasilyeva - Biathlon Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics". 2010-03-13. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- "Любовь Васильева | Биатлон, Лыжные гонки". www.olympic-champions.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- Johnson, Robin (2009-08-05). Paralympic Sports Events. Crabtree Publishing Company. ISBN 9780778740254.
- "Torino 2006 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- "Women's 15 km Free, Visually Impaired - Visually Impaired, Free : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics". 2010-04-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2018-02-11.