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Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | 1 November 2007||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaroslav Lavreniuk (Ukrainian: Ярослав Лавренюк; born 1 November 2007[1]) is a Ukrainian skeleton racer.[2]
Lavreniuk was born in Zhytomyr. In February 2023, he won two silver medals at the OMEGA Youth Series Competition in men's skeleton event.[3]
He competed at the OMEGA Youth Series Competition, held in Innsbruck and Pyongyang in November 2023, where he received silver and bronze medals in men's skeleton event.[4][5] At this competition he qualified at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.[6]
At the 2024 IBSF World Junior Championships, held in Lillehammer, Norway, Yaroslav won a bronze medal in men's skeleton event.[7]
Then he represented Ukraine at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Gangwon, South Korea and won a silver medal in men's skeleton event.[8] That is the second medal and a first silver medal in Ukrainian national team at this Winter Youth Olympics.[9] He was also a country's flagbearer with Ukrainian biathlete Valeriia Sheihas during the opening ceremony.[10]