Marta Zaynullina

Marta Zaynullina (born 30 July 1990) is a Russian Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete.

[1] She represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics which was held in her home nation and competed in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events.

[2] She claimed a bronze medal in the women's 1km sprint sitting classic event during the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

At the age of 14, she was found to have a Malignant tumour in her hip which eventually caused amputation to her legs.

[6] In 2018, she received two further honours for her performance in the 2018 Winter Paralympics: the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" class I [7] and award from the Republic of Tatarstan.