Kaufman at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alena Vladimirovna Kaufman | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alena Kaufman (Алена Владимировна Кауфман) is a Russian paralympic biathlete and skier who won two gold medals at the Sochi Paralympic Games[1] for 6,[2] and 10 km race respectively.[3][4][5] On March 12, 2014, she was congratulated by the Russian President Vladimir Putin for winning a bronze medal in 1 km cross-country skiing.[6] Previously, she also was a gold medalist at the 2006[7] and bronze one at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[8]