Vitaliy Lukyanenko
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| Full name | Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko |
| Born | 15 May 1978 Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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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
- ^ a b Лук'яненко Віталій Володимирович (in Ukrainian). paralympic.org.ua. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Vitaliy Lukyanenko – Profile, Official site of Vancouver 2010
- ^ a b "Vitaliy LUKYANENKO". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Torino 2006, paraphoto.org, March 17, 2006
- ^ a b Vitaliy Lukyanenko at the International Paralympic Committee
- Vitaliy Lukyanenko at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- ^ Paralympics – Cross country: Short distance results, Deseret News, March 11, 2002
- ^ "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results" (PDF). The official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- Ukrainian cross-country skiers
- Ukrainian biathletes
- Paralympic biathletes of Ukraine
- Paralympic cross-country skiers of Ukraine
- Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Sumy
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Male biathletes
- Male cross-country skiers