Irek Zaripov (, ; born March 27, 1983) is a Russian

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...

and cross-country skier. He was born on March 27, 1983, in

Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ; ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya ...

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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 The 2010 Winter Paralympics (), or the tenth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, from March 12 to 21, 2010. The opening ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing ...

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; ) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...

(IPC) Bashkir people 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Sterlitamak Paralympic gold medalists for Russia Paralympic biathletes for Russia Paralympic cross-country skiers for 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 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub