Azat Karachurin is a Russian Paralympic biathlete who won gold medal for the 12.5 km standing event despite missing one target on March 11, 2014, at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[1][2][3] After the event, he received congratulations from the Russian President Vladimir Putin who said that his hard work earned him a medal.[4] He was also a winner of bronze medal for the 7.5 km biathlon race in the same place.[5]
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| Full name | Azat Karachurin | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Azat Karachurin won Russia's 10th gold". NewsKitchen. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Azat Karachurin wins gold at Sochi Paralympics men's 12.5 km biathlon event". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Gold for Russia's Karachurin in Men's 12.5km Standing Biathlon". The Moscow Times. RIA Novosti. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, gold medalist in biathlon at the Winter Paralympics". Kremlin.ru. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, bronze medalist in 7.5km biathlon race at the Paralympic Winter Games". Kremlin.ru. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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