Full name Azat Karachurin Teams 1 Name Azat Karachurin | Medals 2 (1 gold) Sport Biathlon | |
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Men's 12.5km middle distance biathlon standing Victory Ceremony | Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Azat Karachurin is a Russian Paralympic biathlete who won gold medal for the 12.5 km standing event despite missing one target on March 11, 2014 at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. After the event, he received congratulations from the Russian President Vladimir Putin who said that his hard work earned him a medal. He was also a winner of bronze medal for the 7.5 km biathlon race in the same place.
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