Anna Kulinich-Sorokina
Russian Paralympic athlete (born 1992)
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Anna Kulinich-Sorokina (born 27 June 1992) is a visually impaired Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in T12 classification and F12 classification sprint and javelin throw events.[1]
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 27 June 1992 Cheboksary, Russia |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| T12, F12 | |
Events | sprint, javelin |
| Club | Ufa School of Supreme Sports Skill |
| Coached by | Boris Afanasyev |
Medal record | |
Biography
She was born on June 27, 1992 in Cheboksary. Her father, Yuri Florovich Sorokin, is a native of the village of Verkhniye Tatmyshi in the Alikovsky District of Chuvashia.[2]
Anna is a pupil of the athletics section of Cheboksary special (correctional) secondary school for the Blind and Visually impaired.[3] She joined the section in 2004, at the age of 12.[4] She later graduated from Bashkir Institute of Physical Culture (Uralgufc branch).[2]
Sports results
- Olympics
- Silver London 2012 javelin throw
- Bronze Tokyo 2020 200 m
- Silver Paris 2024 javelin throw
- 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
- Gold javelin throw
- 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, Swansea
- Gold javelin throw
- Bronze 200 m
- Silver 400 m
- Among juniors
- U14 World Athletics Championships (2005)
- long jump —
- 60 m —
- 200 m —
- European Junior Championships (2006)
- long jump —
- 400 m —
- 800 m —
- U14 World Athletics Championships (2005)
Awards and titles
- Order of Friendship (October 21, 2024) — for his great contribution to the development of national sports, high sporting achievements, the will to win, perseverance and determination shown at the XVII Paralympic Summer Games in 2024 in Paris (France)[5].
- Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (September 10, 2012) — for his great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high sporting achievements at the XIV Paralympic Summer Games 2012 in London (Great Britain).[6]
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2012).[7]