Liudmyla Liashenko

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Liudmyla Liashenko
Liudmila Liashenko.jpg
Personal information
NicknameLiuda
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1993-05-17) May 17, 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class LW6/8
Medal record
Women's para biathlon
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 12.5 km standing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing 6 km standing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 6 km standing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing 10 km standing

Liudmyla Liashenko (born 17 May 1993) is a Ukrainian cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed at the Paralympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022. [1]

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Career

Liudmyla Liashenko claimed her first Paralympic medal, bronze, in the women's 6km standing biathlon event, which was ultimately the first medal received by Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. [2] [3] [4]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 10 km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [5] [6] She also won the gold medal in the women's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event. [7] [8] In biathlon, she won the silver medal in the women's 6 km standing event. [9] [10] She also won the gold medal in the women's 10 km standing biathlon event. [11] [12]

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