Austrian Paralympic athlete
Natalija Eder
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Nationality | Belarusian/Austrian |
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Born | (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 44) Grodno, Belarus |
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Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
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Country | Austria |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Disability class | F12 |
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Event(s) | shot put, javelin |
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Club | ABSV-Wien: Vienna |
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Coached by | Gregor Hopler |
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Natalija Eder (born 6 August 1980) is a visually impaired Paralympian athlete from Austria competing mainly in F12 classification throwing events.[1] She won a bronze medal in javelin throw at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Eder took up para-sports in 1997 while still living in her home country of Belarus. She moved to Austria in 2003 and represented her new country in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2]
Eder has also won medals at IPC World and European Championships.[3]
She again competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and placed fourth.[4]
In 2023, she won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[5]
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