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 name	Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko
Born	15 May 1978 Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Representing  Ukraine Paralympic Games Men's para cross-country skiing 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay 2014 Sochi 4x2.5 km open relay 2006 Torino 1x3.75/2x5 km relay 2002 Salt Lake 5 km Classical Technique, B3 Men's para biathlon 2006 Torino 12.5 km, blind 2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, visually impaired 2014 Sochi 7.5 km, visually impaired 2014 Sochi 12.5 km, visually impaired 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5km, visually impaired 2018 Pyeongchang 15km visually impaired 2006 Torino 7.5 km, blind 2010 Vancouver 12.5 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]

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.

External links

• Vitaliy Luk'yanenko at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)