Lioubov Vassilieva (Malakhova) (born 6 October 1971) (Russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Васи́льева) is a paralympic athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.

Lioubov Vassilieva
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1971-10-06) October 6, 1971 (age 53)
Volgograd, Russia
Sport
Country Russia
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 metres - T46
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200 metres - TS4
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200 metres - T46

Lioubov competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where as well as competing in the 100m, she won a silver medal in the 200m behind Australia's double gold medalist, Amy Winters and won a gold medal in the 400m pushing Amy into third. [1]

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