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| Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW6 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vasily Kolomiyets | ||||||||||||||
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Alexandr Gerlits (born 31 July 1989) is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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He again competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometres standing event with a time of 33:06.5. [2] This was Kazakhstan's first medal of the 2022 Winter Games. [3]
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