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Larysa Varona

Larysa Varona

Belarusian cross-country skier, biathlete, and rower

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]

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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. [1]
    "Larysa Varona". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Eight facts about Belarus in its Winter Paralympics history". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "2010 Winter Paralympics summary". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Larysa VARONA | Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing | Belarus - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Larisah VORONA - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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