Natalia Kocherova
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| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 February 1990 Yegorovka, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Omsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair racing, Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Avangard Centre of Olympic Preparation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natalia Kocherova (born 23 February 1990) is a Ukrainian-born Russian Paralympic wheelchair racer and cross-country skier from Omsk.[1]
Early life
Kocherova was born in Yegorovka, Ukraine in 1990.[2] An accident resulted in her right leg being amputated above the knee.[1]
Skiing career
Kocherova first major international event as a Nordic skier was at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. There she competed in two events, the 12 km Free (sitting) where she finished ninth, and the 1 km Sprint (sitting), which after taking the twelfth and final spot during qualification, she qualified for the final, finishing in fifth position.[1]
The following year she qualified for the 2015 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in Cable, Wisconsin. Kocherova entered three events in the biathlon, winning a bronze medal in the 12.5km Individual (Sitting). She followed this with four events in the cross-country, and was part of the gold medal winning Russian team in the 4 x 2.5km mixed relay.[1]
Track and field career
2015 saw Kocherova qualify for the Russian team for the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. She entered seven events, including all distances in the T54: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. Her best result was fourth in the 800m.[1] The next year she entered the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, and became the tournaments most successful athlete after winning five gold and a single silver medal.[3] At Grosseto she set championship records in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m races.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Natalia Kocherova", IPC, retrieved 10 July 2016
- ↑ "Athlete Profile: Kocherova, Natalia", IPC, retrieved 10 July 2016
- ↑ Goude, Renaud. "Grosseto 2016: Un Beau Final". athletisme-handisport.org (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2016.