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Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sinegorye, Soviet Union | May 24, 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2003 – 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vyacheslav Goldinov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lioubov Vasilieva generally often known as Liubov Vasilyeva (Russian: Любовь Юрьевна Васильева) (born 24 May 1967) is a Russian female visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1][2] She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2006 and in 2010 claiming 9 medals in her Paralympic career including 3 gold medals in her debut Paralympic event including the cross-country skiing events during the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[3]
Liubov Vasilieva was part of the Russian delegation at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and displayed her medal hunt as she claimed 3 gold medals in the cross-country skiing and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[4][5][6]
She continued her medal success at the Winter Paralympics as she clinched 5 medals during the 2010 Winter Paralympics including a gold, silver medals in the cross-country skiing and 2 silver and a bronze medal in the biathlon events.[7]