# Mariya Shorets

Mariya Sergeyevna Shorets (Russian Мария Сергеевна Шорец, born 9 August 1990, in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian professional triathlete and the 2016 World Aquathlon Champion. Russian U23 Champion of the year 2011, bronze medalist in the Elite ranking, and a member of the National Team.
On 30 December 2010, the title Master of Sports (International Class) (Мастер срорта России международного класса) was conferred upon two Saint Petersburg based triathletes, Shorets and Olga Dmitrieva.
In 2010, Shorets represented the club Triathlon SC Riederau in the German circuit Bundesliga.
In 2011, Shorets is also a member of the French elite club TOCC (Triathlon Olympique Club Cessonais), like many other foreign guest stars (e.g. Zsófia Kovács, Zsófia Tóth, Aileen Morrison and Non Stanford) and could take part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. At the two first triathlons of the 2011 circuit, however, Shorets was not among the five triathletes nominated by TOCC.
Like Natalia Shliakhtenko, Mariya Shorets lives in Saint Petersburg, attends a High Performance Sports School for future Olympians (Государственное образовательное учреждение среднего профессионального образования "Санкт-Петербургское училище олимпийского резерва № 1", г. Санкт-Петербург) and represents the club or rather nationwide sports association Dynamo (Динамо).

## ITU Competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Shorets took part in 13 ITU competitions and achieved 9 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
| 2006-10-18 | Junior European Cup | Alanya | 4 |
| 2007-10-24 | Junior European Cup | Alanya | 2 |
| 2008-05-10 | European Championships (Junior) | Lisbon | 5 |
| 2008-06-05 | World Championships (Junior) | Vancouver | 33 |
| 2008-06-28 | Junior European Cup | Holten | 8 |
| 2008-09-06 | Junior European Cup | Pulpí | 3 |
| 2008-09-27 | Duathlon World Championships (Junior) | Rimini | 11 |
| 2008-10-26 | Junior European Cup | Alanya | 3 |
| 2009-08-08 | Junior European Cup | Tiszaújváros | 4 |
| 2009-10-25 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | DNF |
| 2010-04-11 | European Cup | Quarteira | 8 |
| 2010-08-28 | European Championships (U23) | Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) | 13 |
| 2010-10-24 | Premium European Cup | Alanya | 4 |
| 2011-03-20 | Pan American Cup | Santiago | 5 |
| 2011-03-27 | Pan American Cup | Valparaiso | 2 |
| 2011-04-09 | European Cup | Quarteira | 16 |
| 2011-06-04 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series | Madrid | 43 |
| 2011-06-24 | European Championships | Pontevedra | 19 |
| 2011-06-26 | European Championships (Elite Mix Relay) | Pontevedra | 4 |
| 2011-07-03 | European Cup | Penza | DNF |
| 2011-08-14 | World Cup | Tiszaújváros | 6 |
| 2011-08-20 | Sprint World Championships | Lausanne | 27 |
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start
In 2016, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, Mariya Shorets finished 25th in the triathlon competition.
On 14 September 2016, in Cozumel, Mariya Shorets became a World Champion at ITU Aquathlon World Championships.
On 17 September 2016, in Cozumel, at the 2016 World Triathlon Championship Series Grand Final organized by the International Triathlon Union, Maria Shorets finished 9th.