Rima Batalova

Rima Akberdinovna Batalova (Russian: Рима Акбердиновна Баталова, born 1 January 1964) is a Russian politician. She was formerly a Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T12 middle-distance events.

Rima Batalova
2018
Personal information
Nationality Russia
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964
Sharansky District, Bashkir ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Rima Batalova
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Paralympic Games
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 400 metres - B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 800 metres - B2
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100 metres - B2
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 metres - B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400 metres - B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 800 metres - B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 1500 metres - B2
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 metres - B2
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 400 metres - T11
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 800 metres - T10-11
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 1500 metres - T10-11
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 3000 metres - T10-11
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 800 metres - T12
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 1500 metres - T12
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 5000 metres - T12
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 800 metres - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 1500 metres - T12

Biography

Batalova has competed in six Paralympics, she first competed as part of the Soviet Union team in the 1988 Summer Paralympics where she won golds in the 1500m and 200m and a bronze in the 300m. In barcelona in 1992 competing as part of the Unified team she won a further four gold medals in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m as well as silver in the 100m and finishing outside the medals in the 300m. In her next two in 1996 and 2000 she was undefeated, winning 7 gold medals in total including defending her 800m and 1500m titles. In 2004 and 2008 she only competed in the 800m and 1500m but was unable to achieve the same glory with just a silver and bronze in 2004 and nothing in 2008 bringing her tally to 13 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. [1][2]

She was elected to the State Duma in 2016. In 2021, Alexander Sidyakin lost his deputy mandate to Batalova.[3]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

She is one of the members of the State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

References
  1. profile on paralympic.org
  2. profile on paralympic.org under alternative spelling
  3. "В Башкирии гадают, кто займет место Александра Сидякина". ufa.mk.ru (in Russian). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.


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