Aleksandr Vitalyevich Iaremchuk (Russian: Александр Витальевич Яремчук; born 19 February 1995) is a Russian cross-country skier, para-biathlete and para-athlete.[2]

Aleksandr Iaremchuk
Iaremchuk in 2021
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)[1]
Shangaly, Russia[1]
Sport
SportBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
Athletics
Disability classT46 (athletics)
ClubArkhangelsk Regional Adaptive Sports School
Coached bySergey Kodlozerov
Amir Gumerov
Irina Gromova
(all winter sports)
Vyacheslav Sadovnikov (athletics)
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing  RPC
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m T46
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 1500 m T46
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto 1500 m T46
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz 1500 m T46

Career edit

Iaremchuk represented Russia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the biathlon and cross-country skiing.[3]

He also competes in the Summer Paralympics. He represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 1500 metres T46 event and won a gold medal.[1]

Personal life edit

Iaremchuk lost his left arm around the age of seven. He took up athletics aged 13. He has two sons with his wife Anastasia: Yermil (born 2017) and Arseny (born 2021).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Aleksandr Iaremchuk". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Aleksandr IAREMCHUK". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Aleksandr Iaremchuk". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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