Tamara Podpalnaya

Growing flowers. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2019)

Winning gold in the 52kg category at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2019)

Her coach and husband Andrey Podpalny. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2019)

Soviet figure skater Irina Rodnina. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2019)

In 2018 she was named among the best three Para athletes in the Altai region of the Russian Federation. (ap22.ru, 25 Dec 2018)

In December 2013 she took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Her leg of the relay was in Barnaul in the Russian Federation. (rg.ru, 03 Dec 2013)

In recognition of her achievements at the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, she received the Order of Friendship and was presented with the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [second and first grades] in the Russian Federation. She also holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2020; kremlin.ru, 10 Sep 2012, 30 Sep 2009, 06 Apr 2002)

The Russian Paralympic Committee presented her with the Second Breath award in 2010. (oorfsolokomotiv.ru, 21 Dec 2010)

Her husband Andrey has competed as a weightlifter. Her daughter Uliana competed in Para swimming at the 2010 World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, represented the Russian Federation in Para athletics [shot put and discus] at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, and won bronze in Para badminton in SS6 doubles at the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 May 2019; gov.spb.ru, 28 Aug 2019; infosport.ru, 19 Sep 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 31 Mar 2021)

She was born with chondrodysplasia, a condition that stunted her growth. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2019; rsport.ria.ru, 14 Sep 2016)

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She and her husband Andrey Podpalny founded the Patriot sports club in Barnaul, Russian Federation. (amic.ru, 02 Mar 2019; altairegion22.ru, 07 May 2010)