Grygorii Vovchynskyi
Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi (Ukrainian: Григорій Васильович Вовчинський, born 4 July 1988)[1][2] is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 (single arm amputation), and compete in classification category standing.
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From left to right: Grygorii Vovchynskyi of Ukraine (bronze), Kirill Mikhaylov of Russia (gold), and Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway (silver) with the medals they earned in biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's 3 km pursuit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1988 Bilousivka, Drabiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
He finished the Cherkasy National University (2012).
He 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 Iurii Kostiuk, Vitaliy Lukyanenko and Volodymyr Ivanov, and a bronze medal in the 10 km, standing. He placed 6th in the men's 1 km sprint and 15th in the 20 km, standing. In biathlon, he took the silver medal in the 12.5 km, and the bronze medal in the men's 3 km pursuit, standing.[3]
He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in Men's 6 kilometres Biathlon, standing.[4]
References edit
- ^ Вовчинський Григорій Васильович [Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi] (in Ukrainian). paralympic.org.ua. from the original on 8 March 2014.
- ^ . Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Grygorii Vovchynskyi". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine top medal table on day one while Millie Knight and Brett Wild win Great Britain's first medal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links edit
- Grygorii Vovchynskyi at the International Paralympic Committee
- at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)