Vladimir Grigorev
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8 August 1982 Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ukraine (until 2007) / Russia (since 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev (Russian: Владимир Викторович Григорьев; born 8 August 1982) is a Russian short track speed skater.[1] He previously competed for the Ukraine.[2] Grigorev is from Sumy in the Ukraine.[3]
Career
Grigorev competed for Ukraine in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics,[2][4] and the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.[2]
He did not compete at the 2010 Olympics,[4] and, in 2007, switched allegiance to Russia, due to a shortage of skating facilities in Ukraine.[3]
He qualified to compete for Russia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. On 15 February 2014, he won a silver medal in the 1000m short track speedskating event, as part of the first Russian 1-2 finish in short track, with Viktor Ahn winning gold. With his silver, at 31 years and 191 days of age, Grigorev became the oldest man to win a short track Olympic medal.[5] On 21 February 2014, he won a gold medal in 5000m-relay as part of Team Russia.[6]
References
- ↑ "Vladimir Grigorev". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 Julian Linden (15 February 2014). "Eight years on, Ahn returns to win gold for Russia". Reuters.
- 1 2 AFP (17 February 2014). "Russia's 'foreign legion' finally marches to medals". Channel NewsAsia.
- 1 2 "Vladimir's Profile". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ Beth Harris (15 February 2014). "Viktor Ahn wins 1st Olympic gold and 2nd short track medal for his adopted Russia". Associated Press (Yahoo Sports).
- ↑ ESPN (21 February 2014). "Results Fri, Feb 21". Sochi 2014 Olympics. ESPN Winter Olympics. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
- Vladimir Grigorev's profile, from http://www.sochi2014.com; retrieved 2014-02-14.
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