Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Full nameVitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978 (age 45)
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 5 km Classical Technique, B3
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
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 6km, visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 10km, visually impaired
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino 7.5 km, blind
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 12.5km visually impaired
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.

He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 6 kilometres and 10 kilometres biathlon events.[3][4]

Career

Lukyanenko began skiing at age ten.[5]

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics he competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. In cross-country skiing, he took the bronze medal in the 5 km classical technique, B3. He placed 16th in the 20 km free technique, 4th in the 10 km free technique, B3, and 5th in the men's relay. In biathlon, he placed 11th in the 7.5 km free technique, blind.

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, Vladyslav Morozov, and Oleh Munts.[6] 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.[7]

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.[7] His guide at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Paralympics was Volodymyr Ivanov.[6][8][9]

In biathlon, he won the gold medals in the men's 6 km and 10 kilometres visually impaired events, and a silver medal in the 12.5 kilometres visually impaired event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[10]

Personal life

Lukyanenko was born in Sumy.[1] He has two daughters.[5]

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. ^ "Watch: Ukrainians SWEEP PODIUM in emotional Para biathlon finish". Yardbarker. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Vitaliy LUKYANENKO". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Torino 2006". paraphoto.org. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Vitaliy Lukyanenko". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  8. ^ "Paralympics – Cross country: Short distance results". Deseret News. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 March 2022). "Ukraine top Beijing 2022 Paralympics medals table after opening day with three biathlon golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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