Irek Zaripov

Irek Zaripov (born 27 March 1983 in Sterlitamak, USSR) is a Russian Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete. He lost his legs in a car accident in 2000 and began to practise skiing in 2005, five years later. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics he won five medals: two gold and one silver in cross-country skiing, and two gold medals in biathlon, so that his haul was split across both of the sports he competes in. The Wikipedia article gives his name in Russian and in Bashkir and lists the profile kept by the International Paralympic Committee among its external links. He has a son named Aynur.