Viktoriya Potapova

Viktoriya Potapova
Personal information
Born (1974-01-08) 8 January 1974 (age 50)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryRussia
SportParalympic judo
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 48 kg

Viktoriya Potapova[a] (born 8 January 1974) is a Russian Paralympic judoka.[1] She represented Russia at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012. She won a bronze medal on each occasion: in the women's 48 kg event in 2004, in the women's 48 kg event in 2008 and in the women's 48 kg event in 2012.[1] She also represented the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event.[2]

At the 2015 IBSA European Judo Championships held in Odivelas, Portugal, she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes spelled as Victoria Potapova or Viktoriia Potapova.

References

  1. ^ a b "Victoria Potapova". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (27 August 2021). "Azerbaijan strikes twice as Hajiyeva and Shirinli win Paralympic judo titles". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Butler, Nick (27 November 2015). "Russia lead the way with golden treble at IBSA European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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