Lioubov Vassilieva (Malakhova) (born 6 October 1971) (russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Васи́льева) is a
paralympic athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
from
Russia competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.
Lioubov competed in the
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...
in
Sydney
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where as well as competing in the 100m, she won a silver medal in the 200m behind Australia's double gold medalist,
Amy Winters
Amy Louise Winters, OAM (born 19 March 1978) is an arm amputee Australian Paralympic athlete. She won seven medals at three Paralympic Games, including five gold medals.
Career
She was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, and was born without ...
and won a gold medal in the 400m pushing Amy into third.
profile on paralympic.org
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References
External links
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Паралимпийская сборная России превзошла результат четырехлетней давности
1971 births
Paralympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
Paralympic silver medalists for Russia
Living people
World record holders in para-athletics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople from Volgograd
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Russian female sprinters
Sprinters with limb difference
Paralympic sprinters
21st-century Russian women
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