Vita Semerenko

Vita Semerenko
Full name	Vita Oleksandrivna Semerenko
Born	18 January 1986[1] Krasnopillia, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club	Dynamo
Personal best	2
World Cup career
Seasons	2005–
Indiv. podiums	8
Medal record Competitor for  Ukraine Women's biathlon Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 x 6 km relay 2014 Sochi 7.5 km sprint World Championships 2008 Östersund 4 x 6 km relay 2013 Nové Město 4 x 6 km relay 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km individual 2012 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint 2013 Nové Město 7.5 km sprint European Championships 2008 Nové Město 4 x 6 km relay 2009 Ufa 4 x 6 km relay 2010 Otepää 10 km pursuit 2011 Ridanna 4 x 6 km relay 2012 Osrblie 4 x 6 km relay 2007 Bansko 7.5 km sprint 2009 Ufa 10 km pursuit 2010 Otepää 4 x 6 km relay 2007 Bansko 4 x 6 km relay 2010 Otepää 7.5 km sprint Junior World Championships 2005 Kontiolahti Girl's individual 2005 Kontiolahti Girl's relay
Updated on December 11, 2012.

Vita Oleksandrivna Semerenko (Ukrainian: Віта Олександрівна Семеренко; born 18 January 1986) is a Ukrainian biathlete.

Career

She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.^[2] She won the silver medal in 4×6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008.

Together with Juliya Dzhyma, Valj Semerenko and Olena Pidhrushna she won the gold medal in the Women's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.^[3]

Biathlete Valentyna is her twin sister.^[3]

Performances

Level	Year	Event	IN	SP	PU	MS	RL	MRL
EBCH	2005	Novosibirsk, Russia	11	15	8		3
JBWCH	2005	Kontiolahti, Finland	2	53	28		2
JBWCH	2006	Presque Isle, USA	24	28	27		7
EBCH	2006	Langdorf, Germany	34	9	DNF		4
BWCH	2007	Rasen-Antholz, Italy	20	12	20	20	9
EBCH	2007	Bansko, Bulgaria	7	2	7		2
BWCH	2008	Östersund, Sweden	13	35	DNS	4	2
EBCH	2008	Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic					1
BWCH	2009	Pyeongchang, South Korea	12	26	19	4	DNF
EBCH	2009	Ufa, Russia		5	2		1
OLY	2010	Vancouver, Canada	22	34	42		6
EBCH	2010	Otepää, Estonia	9	3	1		2
EBCH	2011	Ridanna, Italy					1
BWCH	2011	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	3	18	17	25	DSQ	8
WU	2011	Erzurum, Turkey	DNS[4]	1[5]	1[6]	DNS[7]		1[8]
EBCH	2012	Osrblie, Slovakia	DNF				1
BWCH	2012	Ruhpolding, Germany	16	3	8	7	6	14
BWCH	2013	Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic	5	3	9	4	2
OLY	2014	Sochi, Russia	29	3	10	16	1	-

World Cup

Podiums

Season	Place	Competition	Placement
2008–09	Hochfilzen, Austria	Sprint	2
2008–09	Oberhof, Germany	Relay	1
2008–09	Vancouver, Canada	Individual	3
2009–10	Oslo, Norway	Mass start	2
2010–11	Hochfilzen, Austria	Relay	2
2010–11	Pokljuka, Slovenia	Mixed relay	2
2011–12	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Sprint	2
2011–12	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Pursuit	3
2012–13	Hochfilzen, Austria	Relay	2
2012–13	Oberhof, Germany	Relay	1
2013–14	Hochfilzen, Austria	Relay	1
2013–14	Ruhpolding, Germany	Relay	3
2013–14	Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France	Relay	2

Positions

Season	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass starts	TOTAL
2006–07	38	51	52	40	46
2007–08	18	38	–	24	37
2008–09	6	10	18	17	13
2009–10	24	23	19	13	19
2010–11	7	18	18	18	15
2011–12	20	12	13	10	12
2012–13	16	10	14	3	10
2013–14	50	29	23	-	31

Winter Olympics

Stamps of Ukraine, 2014

Year	Location	Competition	Placement
2014	Sochi, Russia	Sprint	3
2014	Sochi, Russia	Relay	1

References

1. "Vita SEMERENKO". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
2. "Vita Semerenko, Biathlon". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
3. "Vita Semerenko". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. "Biathlon – Women 15km Individual: Final Results". biathlon.sk. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
5. "Biathlon – Women 7.5km Sprint: Final Results". biathlon.sk. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
6. "Biathlon – Women 10km Pursuit: Final Results". biathlon.sk. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
7. "Biathlon – Women 12.5km Mass Start: Final Results". biathlon.sk. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
8. "Biathlon – Mixed 2x6 + 2x7.5km Relay: Final Results". biathlon.sk. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

External links

• IBU Database
• IBU Personal Data
• Biathlon.com.ua