Vitaliy Lukyanenko

Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Full name Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Competitor for  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Men's cross-country skiing
2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay
2006 Torino 1x3.75/2x5 km relay
2002 Salt Lake 5 km Classical Technique, B3
Men's biathlon
2006 Torino 12.5 km, blind
2006 Torino 7.5 km, blind
2010 Vancouver 12.5 km, visually impaired
2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, visually impaired
2014 Sochi 7.5 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 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.[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 Volodymyr 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. 1 2 Лук'яненко Віталій Володимирович [Lukyanenko Vitaliy Volodymyrovych] (in Ukrainian). paralympic.org.ua. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Vitaliy Lukyanenko – Profile, Official site of Vancouver 2010
  3. 1 2 "Vitaliy LUKYANENKO". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 Torino 2006, paraphoto.org, March 17, 2006
  5. 1 2 Results for Vitaliy Lukyanenko from the International Paralympic Committee
  6. ↑ Paralympics – Cross country: Short distance results, Deseret News, March 11, 2002
  7. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results" (PDF). The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Retrieved 2011-04-13.


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