BOGACHEVA Mariia

Date of Birth: 26 Apr 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F54

Place of birth: SASOVO

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : SASOVO

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F54	4
	Women's Javelin Throw - F54	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Women's Javelin Throw - F54 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	Shot Put - F54	2013	Lyon, FRA	7.56
2	Shot Put - F54	2019	Dubai, UAE	7.64
2	Shot Put - F54	2015	Doha, QAT	7.56
4	Javelin Throw - F54	2015	Doha, QAT	14.43
5	Javelin Throw - F54	2019	Dubai, UAE	15.12
6	Women's Javelin Throw F54/55/56	2013	Lyon, FRA	14.92
European Championships
1	Javelin Throw - F54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	14.86
1	Shot Put - F54	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	7.10

POWERLIFTING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	-60 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	82.5

Painting, cars. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Politician, Student

Coaching, Physical Education - Ryazan State University, Russia

Languages spoken:

English, German, Russian

Ryazan Regional Centre of Sports Preparation [Russia]

Yulia Bogacheva [sister], RUS

Sporting relatives:

Her twin sister Yulia has participated in powerlifting. (rzn.rodgor.ru, 10 Feb 2010)

Other sports:

She has represented the Russian Federation in Para powerlifting, and won gold at the 2011 European Championships in Eger, Hungary. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

2013 for Russia, Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

After competing in powerlifting from 2007, she began training in athletics in 2012 in Sasovo, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

She switched from powerlifting to athletics after injuring her shoulder in 2012. "I was treated in Moscow where I met [Russian Para athlete] Aleksei Kuznetsov. He recommended shot put and javelin throw, told me all the niceties of athletics and helped me in everything. Thanks to Aleksei, everything worked out for me." (Athlete, 25 Mar 2020)

To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (novgaz-rzn.ru, 22 Oct 2020; Athlete, 23 Oct 2019)

Setting a world record in shot put at the 2014 Open Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2019)

Russian Para javelin thrower Aleksei Kuznetsov. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

Her father. (Athlete, 04 Oct 2015)

Philosophy:

"Create yourself, find time and not an excuse." (rzn.rodgor.ru, 10 Feb 2010)

In 2019 she was named among the Best Para Athletes of the Year in the Ryazan region of the Russian Federation. (mediaryazan.ru, 11 Dec 2019)

In 2017 she became an Honourable Citizen of her home city Sasovo in the Russian Federation. (ryazpressa.ru, 14 Aug 2017)

She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (paralymp.ru, 17 Feb 2021; minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F54 (Athlete, 23 Oct 2019)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (rzn.rodgor.ru, 10 Feb 2010)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (rzn.rodgor.ru, 10 Feb 2010)

Impairment Details
She broke her spine in a car accident at age 18. The driver of the taxi she was in was later found to have been under the influence of alcohol. (rzn.rodgor.ru, 10 Feb 2010)

General
POLITICIAN
In September 2020 she was elected to the City Duma [Parliament] of Sasovo in the Russian Federation. Her candidature was supported by over 77% of the town's population. (ryazan.er.ru, 23 Sep 2020)

Social Media

VK Profile: http://vk.com/id129343861

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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