Irek Zaripov (russian: Ирек Айратович Зарипов, ba, Ирек Айрат улы Зәрипов; born March 27, 1983) is a Russian

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

and

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skier. He was born on March 27, 1983, in

Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ba, Стәрлетамаҡ, translit=Stärletamaq; ) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama's ...

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. He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000. He started to practice skiing in 2005. He competed at the

2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...

where he won five medals: two gold and one silver in cross country skiing, and two gold medals in biathlon. He has a son named Aynur.Cross-country skiing: Russia's Irek Zaripov scoops second gold in 15-km

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, March 14, 2010

References

External links

Irek Zaripov Profile
at the official website of the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

(IPC) Bashkir people 1983 births Living people People from Sterlitamak Paralympic gold medalists for Russia Paralympic biathletes of Russia Paralympic cross-country skiers of Russia Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Russian male biathletes Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic medalists in biathlon {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub