Iuliia Batenkova

Iuliia Batenkova-Bauman (also spelled Yuliia, Yuliya, Yulia, or Julia; born 20 September 1983) is a Ukrainian Nordic skier who competes in cross-country skiing and biathlon. She has competed in three successive Winter Paralympics, where she has won 13 silver and bronze medals.

Iuliia Batenkova
Batenkova at Sochi 2014
Personal information
Full nameIuliia Batenkova-Bauman
Nickname(s)Yulya
National teamUkraine
Born (1983-09-20) September 20, 1983
Simferopol, Crimea
Alma materOpen International University of Human Development "Ukraine"
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportCross-country skiing, biathlon
DisabilityLimb deficiency
Disability classLW6
Coached byVladimir Gaschin
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Women's cross-country skiing
2006 Turin10 km classic – standing
2010 Vancouver3 x 2.5 km relay – standing
2010 Vancouver5 km classic – standing
2010 Vancouver15 km free – standing
2014 Sochi1 km sprint classic – standing
2014 Sochi5 km – standing
2014 Sochi15 km free – standing
2006 Turin3 x 2.5 km relay – standing
2006 Turin5 km free – standing
2006 Turin12.5 km – standing
Women's biathlon
2006 Turin15 km classic – standing
2010 Vancouver12.5 km – standing
2014 Sochi6 km – standing
Updated on 16 November 2017.

Career

Batenkova was born on 20 September 1983,[1] in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[2] As a child, she took part in artistic gymnastics. At the age of 8, she was in a road traffic accident where her mother and brother died, and Batenkova lost her right hand. Because of the injury, she gave up gymnastics. Together with her father, she moved to Kovel, where he remarried. Batenkova graduated from school with a qualification in accounting, and during her studies she was introduced to the Foundation for Supporting Sports for the Handicapped. She took part in track and field events at first, but seeking to go to the Paralympic Games, she switched to winter sports due to heavy competition for spots in the summer events.[3] She studied at the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine".[4][5]

Batenkova has competed at three successive Winter Paralympics, first at Turin 2006, and also in 2010 and 2014. She has won medals at each games in both Cross-country skiing and biathlon.[4] Following the Turin Games, Batenkova was given an apartment in Lutsk by the Ukrainian Government, and has been given other financial awards for winning her medals at the three Winter Paralympics she has attended.[3] During the 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony, Batenkova was one of the Ukrainian medallists who covered their medals in protest against the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. She said afterwards, "That is how we show our protest and disagreement that our country could be divided and part of it could be excluded from Ukraine, Crimea is my motherland, where I was born, and of course I worry about it. I want peace."[2]

References
  1. "Iuliia BATENKOVA". Sochi.ru. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Putin's games end under Crimea cloud". Japan Times. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. Levenstein, Ihor (21 April 2010). "Yulia Batenkova: "My husband and I have three hands and three legs for the two of us. He is my hands and I am his legs."". Kyiv Weekly. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. "BATENKOVA Iuliia". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. "Sport Activity and Achievements | The Opened International University of Human Development 'Ukraine'". en.vmurol.com.ua. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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