Natalija Eder

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.

Natalija Eder
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian/Austrian
Born (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980
Grodno, Belarus
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportAthletics
Disability classF12
Event(s)shot put, javelin
ClubABSV-Wien: Vienna
Coached byGregor Hopler
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Javelin - F12/13
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin - F13
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonJavelin - F12/13
Bronze medal – third place2023 ParisJavelin throw F13
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 SwanseaJavelin - F12
Silver medal – second place2016 GrossetoJavelin - F11-13

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]

Notes
  1. "Eder, Natalija". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Natalija Eder - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. "Eder, Natalija". IPC. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. "Athletics EDER Natalija - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. "Women's javelin throw F13 Results" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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