Iuliia Budaleeva

Iuliia Budaleeva
Personal information
Nationality Russian
Born (1990-11-13) November 13, 1990
Residence Tyumen, Russia
Spouse(s) Stanislav Chokhlaev
Sport
Country  Russia
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class B2
Partner Tatiana Maltseva (guide)
Coached by Vyacheslav Goldinov

Iuliia Budaleeva also known as Iuliia Chokhlaeva (born 13 November 1990) is a Russian female visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1] She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and was successful in her maiden Paralympic competition, claiming four medals including a gold medal in the biathlon event. Iuliia Budaleeva was awarded the Order of Friendship by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin for her outstanding performance at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[2]

Career

Iuliia Budaleeva competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics with her guide Tatiana Maltseva and went onto claim 3 medals in the biathlon events including a gold medal in the women's 12.5km biathletes event and 2 silver medals in women's 6km event and women's 10km event. She also clinched a bronze medal in the women's 5km cross-country skiing event as a part of the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Personal life

Iuliia Budaleeva got married to fellow Russian visually impaired Paralympic Nordic skier, Stanislav Chokhlaev.[4] Stanislav Chokhlaev also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and excelled at his maiden Paralympic event similar to that of his wife by claiming 2 silver medals in the cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in biathlon events.[2]

References

  1. "Iuliia Budaleeva - IPC Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". stagingm.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. 1 2 "Iuliia Budaleeva". stagingm.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. "Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Report March 14". 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. "Stanislav Chokhlaev". m.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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