Maria Kechkina Explained

Maria Kechkina
Native Name:Мария Викторовна Кечкина
Native Name Lang:Russian
Full Name:Maria Viktorovna Kechkina
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:6 August 1986
Sport:Orienteering
Ski-orienteering
Rank:2[1]
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Maria Viktorovna Kechkina, née Shilova (Russian: Мария Викторовна Кечкина; born 6 August 1986) is a Russian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor and Junior World Champion in both sports.

Orienteering

Kechkina won a gold medal in the relay at the 2006 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Druskininkai, together with Ekaterina Terekhova and Tatiana Kozlova.[2] [3] She finished 8th in the long course and 10th in the sprint at the same championship.[3]

Ski orienteering

Shilova received a gold medal in relay, a silver medal in sprint and a bronze medal in the middle distance at the Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships in Ivanovo in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. http://ranking.orienteering.org/ World Ranking
  2. http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/junior_world_orienteering_championships Junior World Orienteering Championships
  3. http://runners.worldofo.com/mariyashilova.html World of O Runners - Mariya Shilova