Rustam Garifoullin

Rustam Garifoullin (Russian: Рустам Гарифуллин; 20 May 1978 – 23 February 2015) was a disabled Russian cross-country skier and biathlete. He received two gold medals in Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. He also won a silver medal in cross-country skiing in the 1x3.75/2x5 km relay at that Paralympics.[1][2][3]

He died from a car accident on 23 February 2015.[4]

References
  1. Life Magazine
  2. Paralympic Sports Events by Robin Johnson, pg 13
  3. Official Paralympic Winter Games site Archived 2010-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Сайт газеты "РБ" - Новости - Погиб двукратный паралимпийский чемпион Рустам Гарифуллин (in Russian)


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