Ekaterina Rumyantseva

Ekaterina Rumyantseva
Vladimir Putin, the Russian President (on the left) congratulates Ekaterina Rumyantseva (on the right) after her medal success
Personal information
Nickname(s) Katya
Nationality Russian
Born (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class LW5/7
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's Biathlon
IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
2015 Cable15km freestyle standing
Representing the
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes
Winter Paralympics
Women's Biathlon
2018 Pyeongchang6km standing
2018 Pyeongchang10km standing
2018 Pyeongchang12.5km standing
Women's Cross-country skiing
2018 Pyeongchang15km freestyle standing

Ekaterina Rumyantseva (born 28 January 1991) is a Russian female biathlete and cross-country skier.[1] She represented the Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, which is also her first Paralympic competition.[2][3]

Ekaterina clinched a gold medal in the women's 6km standing event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, while the silver medal was claimed by her fellow Russian compatriot Anna Milenina in the relevant event, who also competed under the Neutral Paralympic flag.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ekaterina Rumyantseva | Paralympic bio". Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Neutral Paralympic Athletes from Russia have been listed". Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Ekaterina RUMYANTSEVA – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Para athlete from Russia Rumyantseva wins gold in biathlon at 2018 Paralympics". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ↑ Unwin, Will (2018-03-10). "Winter Paralympics 2018: Millie Knight wins silver for Britain on day one". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Biathlon | Event Schedule Women's 6km, Standing – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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