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 competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she won a bronze medal in the javelin throw, and 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]

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
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonJavelin - F12/13
IPC Athletics European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 SwanseaJavelin - F12
Silver medal – second place2016 GrossetoJavelin - F11-13

Life

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.[3]

Eder has also won medals at IPC World and European Championships.[4]

Notes
  1. "Eder, Natalija". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Athletics EDER Natalija - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Natalija Eder - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. "Eder, Natalija". IPC. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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