Vitaliy Lukyanenko

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Vitaliy Lukyanenko
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Full nameVitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978 (age 43)
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Men's para cross-country skiing
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4x2.5 km open relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Torino 1x3.75/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino 12.5 km, blind
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 7.5 km, visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 12.5 km, visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5km, visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 15km visually impaired
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino 7.5 km, blind
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km, visually impaired

Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Володимирович Лук'яненко, born 15 May 1978)[1][2] is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, and Paralympian.

He is classified B3 (under 10% functional vision), and competes in the visually impaired category.

Career[]

Lukyanenko began skiing at age ten.[3]

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics he competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. In cross-country skiing, he took the bronze medal in the . He placed 16th in the , 4th in the , and 5th in the . In biathlon, he placed 11th in the .

Lukyanenko competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. In cross-country skiing he took the bronze in the men's relay with Volodymyr Ivanov, , and .[4] He placed 7th in the men's 5 km, visually impaired. In biathlon, he took the gold medal in 12.5 km, and silver in 7.5 km, blind.[5]

Lukyanenko competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. In cross-country skiing he won silver in the men's relay, open with Ivanov, Grygorii Vovchynskyi, and Iurii Kostiuk. He placed 5th in the men's 1 km sprint, visually impaired. In biathlon, he took the bronze medal in the 12.5 km, and the gold medal in the men's 3 km pursuit, visually impaired.[5] His guide at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Paralympics was Volodymyr Ivanov.[4][6][7]

Personal life[]

Lukyanenko was born in Sumy.[1] He has two daughters.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Лук'яненко Віталій Володимирович [Lukyanenko Vitaliy Volodymyrovych]. paralympic.org.ua (in Ukrainian). National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Vitaliy Lukyanenko". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Vitaliy LUKYANENKO". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Torino 2006". paraphoto.org. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Vitaliy Lukyanenko". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. ^ "Paralympics – Cross country: Short distance results". Deseret News. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results" (PDF). Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.

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