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Alexandr Gerlits

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Alexandr Gerlits
Personal information
NationalityKazakh
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportParalympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability classLW6
Coached byVasily Kolomiyets
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Winter Paralympics
Men's para biathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 10km standing

Alexandr Gerlits (born 31 July 1989) is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

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Gerlits represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he finished in fourth place in the 20 kilometre free, sixth place in the 12.5 kilometres, and seventh place in the 7.5 kilometres event.[1]

He again competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometres standing event with a time of 33:06.5.[2] This was Kazakhstan's first medal of the 2022 Winter Games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandr Gerlits". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Alexandr Gerlits". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Gerlits wins Kazakhstan's first medal at Winter Paralympics". ocasia.org. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.