Alexandr Kolyadin (born 20 February 1973) is a Kazakhstani male

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. He has competed at the

Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

. Alexandr Kolyadin claimed his first Paralympic medal at the age of 45 after winning the gold medal in the men's 1.5km sprint classic standing cross-country skiing event during the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

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* 1973 births Living people Kazakhstani male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic cross-country skiers for Kazakhstan Paralympic gold medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Place of birth missing (living people) {{Kazakhstan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub