Maria Iovleva (born 18 February 1990) is a

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

biathlete and cross-country skier representing

Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Russia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. The country fielded thirty-two athletes in Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, cross-country skiing, Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympi ...

. She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed. She lives in a home with twelve other disabled women, but she dreams of getting an apartment of her own due to her medal wins.The Moscow Times
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