Vladimir Grigoryev
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| Born | 8 August 1982 Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ukraine (until 2007) / Russia (since 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 40.344 (2012, Former WR) 1000 m: 1:23.795 (2013) 1500 m: 2:11.514 (2018) 3000 m: 4:53.771 (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev (Template:Lang-ru; born 8 August 1982) is a Russian short track speed skater.[1] He previously competed for Ukraine.[2] Grigorev is from Sumy in 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.
- ^ a b c Julian Linden (15 February 2014). "Eight years on, Ahn returns to win gold for Russia". Reuters.
- ^ a b AFP (17 February 2014). "Russia's 'foreign legion' finally marches to medals". Channel NewsAsia.
- ^ a b "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". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- International Skating Union Profile
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- 1982 births
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- Russian male short track speed skaters
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- Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
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