Larysa Varona
| File:Paralympic XC ski one-arm.JPG Larysa Varona competing in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | 22 January 1983 Krupki, Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus |
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon), Paralympic rowing |
| Disability class | LW6/8 |
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Larysa Varona, also known as Larisa Varona, (born 22 January 1983) is a Belarusian cross-country skier, biathlete, and rower. She has represented Belarus at the Paralympics in 4 Winter Paralympics competing in cross-country skiing and biathlon events (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) and in a single Summer Paralympics event during the 2012 Summer Paralympics competing in the rowing event.[1]
Biography
Larysa Varona was born with a locomotor impairment on 22 January 1983. She started skiing at the age of eleven.[1]
Career
She made her Paralympic debut for Belarus at the 2006 Winter Paralympics at the age of 23 and managed to claim a silver medal in her first Paralympic event in the women's cross-country skiing 3 × 2.5 km relay open category becoming the youngest medalist for Belarus at the Winter Paralympics (at the age of 23).[2] Varona also competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics clinching 2 bronze medals in the women's cross-country skiing 3 x 2.5 km relay open and women's cross-country skiing 5km classic events.[3] She also participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics but did not achieve any medals in the competition.[4] Varona also took part in international rowing competitions and got the opportunity to represent Belarus at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and competed in the mixed coxed four event.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Larysa Varona". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Eight facts about Belarus in its Winter Paralympics history". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "2010 Winter Paralympics summary". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Larysa VARONA | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | Belarus - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Larisah VORONA - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
External links
- World Rowing template using numeric ID
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Belarusian female cross-country skiers
- Belarusian female biathletes
- Belarusian female rowers
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for Belarus
- Paralympic biathletes for Belarus
- Paralympic rowers for Belarus
- Paralympic silver medalists for Belarus
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Belarus
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing