Marta Zaynullina

Marta Zaynullina (born 30 July 1990) is a Russian female Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete.[1] She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics which was held in her home nation and competed in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events.[2] She claimed a bronze medal in the women's 1km sprint sitting classic event during the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[3][4] She also competed as a neutral athlete in the 2018 Winter Paralympics[5]

Marta Zaynullina

Zaynullina (right) with Vladimir Putin (left) after the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	July 30, 1990 Nizhnekamsk, Soviet Union
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic biathlon and Paralympic cross-country skiing)
Disability class	LW12
Coached by	Irina Polyakova
Medal record Winter Paralympics Representing  Russia Women's para cross-country skiing 2014 Sochi 1km sprint sitting Representing the  Neutral Paralympic Athletes Women's para biathlon 2018 Pyeongchang 10km sitting Women's para cross-country skiing 2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint classical sitting

Biography

Marta Zaynullina was born on the 30th of July, 1990 in Nizhnekamsk as a twin child just a few minutes after her twin brother's birth. At the age of 14, she was found to have a Malignant tumour in her hip which eventually caused amputation to her legs. She was advised by the fellow Russian Paralympic cross-country skier, Irina Polyakova to take the sport of Paralympic cross-country skiing who later went onto become an official coach to Marta Zaynullina.[1]

Honours

Zaynullina has received several awards for her performance in the winter Paralympic games. She was given the Order for Merit to the Fatherland class II in 2014 in recognition of her achievements at the 2014 Paralympics.[6] In 2018, she received two further honours for her performance in the 2018 Winter Paralympics: the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" class I [7] and award from the Republic of Tatarstan.

References

1. "Athlete Bio". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
2. "Marta ZAYNULLINA | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | Russian Fed. - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
3. "Women's 1km Sprint Final, Sitting - Cross-Country Skiing - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
4. "Government of the Republic of Tatarstan". prav.tatarstan.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
5. "МПК опубликовал список приглашенных российских спортсменов, которые примут участие в XII Паралимпийских зимних играх 2018 г. в г. Пхенчхан (Республика Корея) в качестве нейтральных атлетов". paralymp.ru (in Russian). Paralympic Committee of Russia. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
6. "Чемпионы и призёры XI Паралимпийских зимних игр, награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации". Президент России (in Russian). The Kremlin. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
7. "Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). State System of Legal Information. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

External links

• Marta Zaynullina at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)