Personal information | |
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Nationality | Russian |
Born | Yegorovka, Omsk region RUSSIA | 23 February 1990
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Russia |
Sport | Wheelchair racing, Cross-country skiing |
Club | Rezept-sport |
Coached by | Gromova Irina |
Medal record |
Natalia Kocherova (born 23 February 1990) is Russian Paralympic wheelchair and cross-country skier from Omsk. [1]
Kocherova was born in Yegorovka, Russia in 1990. [2] An accident resulted in her right leg being amputated above the knee. [1]
Kocherova first major international event as a Nordic skier was at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. There she competed in two events, the 12 km Free (sitting) where she finished ninth, and the 1 km Sprint (sitting), which after taking the twelfth and final spot during qualification, she qualified for the final, finishing in fifth position. [1]
The following year she qualified for the 2015 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in Cable, Wisconsin. Kocherova entered three events in the biathlon, winning a bronze medal in the 12.5 km Individual (Sitting). She followed this with four events in the cross-country, and was part of the gold medal-winning Russian team in the 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay. [1]
She won the bronze medal in the women's 6 km sitting biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [3] She also won the silver medal in the women's 10 km sitting biathlon event. [4] [5]
2015 saw Kocherova qualify for the Russian team for the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. She entered seven events, including all distances in the T54: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. Her best result was fourth in the 800m. [1] The next year she entered the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, and became the tournaments most successful athlete after winning five gold and a single silver medal. [6] At Grosseto she set championship records in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m races.