Ekaterina Rumyantseva
![[[Vladimir Putin]], the Russian President (on the left) congratulates Ekaterina Rumyantseva (on the right) after her medal success](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Vladimir_Putin_and_Ekaterina_Rumyantseva.jpg)
Ekaterina clinched a gold medal in the women's 6km standing event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, while the silver medal was claimed by her fellow Russian compatriot Anna Milenina in the relevant event, who also competed under the Neutral Paralympic flag.
In 2018, she was named "Disabled Female Athlete of the Year" in the nomination "Overcoming" by the Ministry of Sport of Russia. She was also named the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2018. Provided by Wikipedia
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