Azat Karachurin

Azat Karachurin
Personal information
Full name	Azat Karachurin
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Paralympic Games
Teams	1 (2014)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Russia
Paralympic Games

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.^[1]^[2]^[3] After the event, he received congratulations from the Russian President Vladimir Putin who said that his hard work earned him a medal.^[4] He was also a winner of bronze medal for the 7.5 km biathlon race in the same place.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Azat Karachurin won Russia's 10th gold". NewsKitchen. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Azat Karachurin wins gold at Sochi Paralympics men's 12.5 km biathlon event". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Gold for Russia's Karachurin in Men's 12.5km Standing Biathlon". The Moscow Times. RIA Novosti. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, gold medalist in biathlon at the Winter Paralympics". Kremlin.ru. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, bronze medalist in 7.5km biathlon race at the Paralympic Winter Games". Kremlin.ru. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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[1] "Azat Karachurin won Russia's 10th gold". NewsKitchen. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[2] "Azat Karachurin wins gold at Sochi Paralympics men's 12.5 km biathlon event". Russia Beyond the Headlines. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[3] "Gold for Russia's Karachurin in Men's 12.5km Standing Biathlon". The Moscow Times. RIA Novosti. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[4] "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, gold medalist in biathlon at the Winter Paralympics". Kremlin.ru. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

[5] "Congratulations to Azat Karachurin, bronze medalist in 7.5km biathlon race at the Paralympic Winter Games". Kremlin.ru. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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