KUNSTMAN Elizaveta

RPC
Sitting Volleyball
6 Aug 1998
23
Female
VS1
CHELYABINSK
 
Russian Federation
MOSCOW
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBS Sitting Volleyball Women
RPC
RPC
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#04
CHN
China
3
RPC
RPC
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#07
RWA
Rwanda
0
RPC
RPC
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#11
RPC
RPC
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's 5-6 Classification
#14
ITA
Italy
1
RPC
RPC
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
1Women2018Netherlands
3Women2014Elblag, POL
European Championships
1Women2019Budapest, HUN
1Women2017Porec, CRO
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Liza (dynamo.ru, 24 Oct 2014)
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Supporting Russian ice hockey club Dynamo Moscow. (Athlete, 18 Mar 2020)
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Athlete, Student
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Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, RUS
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Russian
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COP Moscomsport [Moscow, RUS] since 2011
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Alexander Ovsyannikov [national], RUS
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She has competed in wheelchair curling at national level. In 2013 her team from Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, won a nationwide youth competition. (dynamo.ru, 24 Oct 2014)
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2012 for Russia, World Cup in Egypt (Athlete, 21 Apr 2016)
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Russian Championship [RUS] (Athlete, 18 Mar 2020)
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She took up the sport at age 12 in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 21 Apr 2016)
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The sport made her feel strong, and offered her new experiences and the chance to meet other athletes. "I needed to do something. I could not sit idle. The obvious way out was sports, so I tried curling in wheelchairs and shooting, and basketball and found my vocation in sitting volleyball." (novayagazeta.ru, 26 Apr 2021; bezgraniz.com, 15 Feb 2011)
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To compete at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 18 Mar 2020)
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Winning the 2018 World Championships in the Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Aug 2021; Athlete, 18 Mar 2020)
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Russian Para swimmer Oxana Guseva. (novayagazeta.ru, 26 Apr 2021; Athlete, 21 Apr 2016)
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Her mother. (Athlete, 21 Apr 2016)
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"There is always a way out of dead ends. Don't be afraid to take risks because the hardest thing is not doing anything to change life for the better." (spravedlivo.ru, 23 Jan 2014)
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In 2018 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (paralymp.ru, 19 Oct 2018)

She received the Best Server award at the 2018 World Championships in the Netherlands. (worldparavolley.org, 21 Jul 2018)

She was named Best Setter at the 2017 European Championships in Porec, Croatia. (paralymp.ru, 20 Nov 2017)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (World ParaVolley, 12 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (blago74.ru, 30 Jan 2009)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (blago74.ru, 30 Jan 2009)

Impairment Details
In 2007 she was on a rail road platform waiting for a train to pass, when a piece of wire from the train hooked onto her and dragged her for 17 metres under its wheels, severely injuring her legs. After multiple operations and blood transfusions, doctors decided to amputate her legs, one below the knee and the other above the knee. "My biggest victory is victory over myself. It was hard, but I believed in myself, in my strength." (dynamo.ru, 24 Oct 2014; spravedlivo.ru, 23 Jan 2014; chel.kp.ru, 06 Feb 2009; blago74.ru, 30 Jan 2009)

General
ICE HOCKEY SUPPORT
She is a loyal supporter of the Dynamo ice hockey team in Moscow, Russian Federation. She tries to go to every home match and is well-recognised by the team's players. The club held a charity event in 2014 to help raise funds to buy her new prosthetic legs, as she was struggling to find lightweight, durable prostheses. "I had prosthetics, but they were very heavy and uncomfortable for lengthy walking. My big dream is to stand up on both legs again." (dynamo.ru, 24 Oct 2014; sovsport.ru, 18 Apr 2013)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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