Margarita Goncharova (russian: Маргарита Александровна Гончарова; née Koptilova russian: Коптилова; born March 14, 1991, in

Volsk Volsk (russian: Вольск) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a tributary of the Volga), northeast from Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. ...

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) is a

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from

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competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.

Career

She competed in the

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. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T38 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres - T38 event.

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