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Place of Birth: Sterlitamak, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia
About Irek Zaripov
- Irek Zaripov (Russian: ???? ????????? ???????, Bashkir: ???? ????? ??? ???????) is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier. He was born on March 27, 1983, in Sterlitamak, USSR. He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000.
- He started to practice skiing in 2005.He competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics where he won five medals: two gold and one silver in cross country skiing, and two gold medals in biathlon. He has a son named Aynur.
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