Valeriia Shabalina

Valeriia Shabalina
Shabalina in 2021
Personal information
NicknameLera
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29)[1]
Chelyabinsk, Russia[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS14, SB14, SM14
ClubChelyabinsk Olympic Sports School No. 7
Coached byTatiana Novikova[1]
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m ind. medley SM14
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S14
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m butterfly S14
Representing  RPC
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S14
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m ind. medley S14
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S14
Representing  Russia
INAS Global Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 200m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 400m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 800m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 1500m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 100m backstroke II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 200m backstroke II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 100m butterfly II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 400m individual medley II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane 4x100m medley relay II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brisbane Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay II1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brisbane 4x50m freestyle relay II1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brisbane 4x50m medley relay II1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brisbane 4x200m freestyle relay II1
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Brisbane 4x100m freestyle relay II1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 200m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 200m individual medley SM14
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 200m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100m butterfly S14
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 200m individual medley SM14
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100m backstroke S14
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100m breaststroke SB14
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100m backstroke S14
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 4x100m freestyle relay S14
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100m breaststroke SB14
INAS European Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 100m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 200m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 400m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 800m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 1500m freestyle II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 100m backstroke II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 100m butterfly II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 200m butterfly II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 200m individual medley II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 400m individual medley II1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Villejuif 4x50m freestyle relay II1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m backstroke S14
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200m individual medley SM14
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 200m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100m backstroke S14
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 200m individual medley SM14
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Funchal 100m breaststroke SB14
Representing  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Funchal 200 m freestyle S14
Gold medal – first place 2024 Funchal 100 m backstroke S14
Silver medal – second place 2024 Funchal 100 m butterfly S14
Silver medal – second place 2024 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM14

Valeria Andreyevna Shabalina (Russian: Валерия Андреевна Шабалина; born 9 June 1995) is a Russian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a three-time Paralympic champion. Furthermore, she has won multiple medals in both World Para Swimming Championships and INAS Global Games.[2][3][4] She is a Merited Master of Sports of Russia.[5]

She gained a bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics when she was beaten by Yui-lam Chan from Hong Kong and gold medallist Poppy Maskill in the S14 100m butterfly.[6] In the same Paralympics she gained a gold medal in the 200m freestyle S14.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "SHABALINA Valeriia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Russians set 4 world records on day 3 of 2015 IPC World Championships". SwimSwam. 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Records tumble on day three of INAS Global Games". insidethegames.biz. 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Valeriya Shabalina – IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Валерия Шабалина. paralymp.ru
  6. ^ Grace, Liam (29 August 2024). "Poppy Maskill clinches Great Britain's first gold medal at Paralympics 2024". Metro. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Poppy Maskill wins another medal in the Paris Paralympic Games". Northwich Guardian. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.