Vitaliy Lukyanenko

Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Володимирович Лук'яненко, born 15 May 1978)[1][2] is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian.

Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Full nameVitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Men's para cross-country skiing
2010 Vancouver1x4/2x5 km relay
2014 Sochi4x2.5 km open relay
2006 Torino1x3.75/2x5 km relay
2002 Salt Lake5 km Classical Technique, B3
Men's para biathlon
2006 Torino12.5 km, blind
2010 Vancouver3 km pursuit, visually impaired
2014 Sochi7.5 km, visually impaired
2014 Sochi12.5 km, visually impaired
2018 Pyeongchang7.5km, visually impaired
2018 Pyeongchang15km visually impaired
2006 Torino7.5 km, blind
2010 Vancouver12.5 km, visually impaired

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]

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References
  1. Лук'яненко Віталій Володимирович [Lukyanenko Vitaliy Volodymyrovych]. paralympic.org.ua (in Ukrainian). National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  2. "Vitaliy Lukyanenko". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  3. "Vitaliy LUKYANENKO". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  4. "Torino 2006". paraphoto.org. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  5. Results for Vitaliy Lukyanenko from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
  6. "Paralympics – Cross country: Short distance results". Deseret News. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  7. "Cross-Country Skiing Schedule and Results" (PDF). Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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