Maria Iovleva (born 18 February 1990) is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.Vancouver 2010 Profile
She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them goldThe Province and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay.Vancouver Sun She is deaf and paralyzed. She lived in Kochpon Psychoneurological Institute and was friends with parathlete Ivan Golubkov, who she inspired with her wins. She left the institution at 28. She lives in a home with twelve other disabled women, but she dreams of getting an apartment of her own due to her medal wins.The Moscow Times
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