Ekaterina Rumyantseva

Ekaterina Rumyantseva
Vladimir Putin, the Russian President (on the left) congratulates Ekaterina Rumyantseva (on the right) after her medal success
Personal information
NicknameKatya
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportParalympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability classLW5/7
Medal record

Ekaterina Rumyantseva (born 28 January 1991) is a Russian 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]

In 2018, she was named "Disabled Female Athlete of the Year" in the nomination "Overcoming" by the Ministry of Sport of Russia.[7] She was also named the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2018.[8]

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