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Svetlana Yaroshevich

Nordic Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T53, F54

Further personal information

Family
Husband Aleksandr and son Dmitry [2013]
Residence
Moscow, RUS
Higher education
Veterinary Science - Khakassia State University Katanov: Abakan, RUS

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2008 in Moscow.
Club / Team
Specialised Children's-Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve 'Vorobyov Hills': Moscow, RUS
Name of coach
Irina Gromova
Coach from which country?
Russia
Coach from what year?
2008

General interest

Nicknames
Sveta (wrestrus.ru, 06 Feb 2013)
Awards and honours
In 2010 she was decorated with the 'Return to Life' award by the Russian Paralympic Committee. (allsportinfo.ru, 15 Mar 2010)
Other sports
She competed in freestyle wrestling before her accident in 2003. She was a five-time Russian champion in the sport, and earned the national sports title of Master of Sport of International Class in Russia. (sochireporter.ru, 16 Mar 2010; rezeptsport.ru, 02 Jul 2013)

Since 2008 she has also trained in skiing and biathlon. She competed at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (inva-life.ru, 20 Dec 2011)
Impairment
In 2003 she injured her spine in a car accident. (rezeptsport.ru, 24 Mar 2011)

Results