Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide, and Paralympian.
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He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.
Career edit
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics he competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko. In cross-country skiing, they took the bronze medal in the 5 km classical technique, B3. They 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, they placed 11th in the 7.5 km free technique, blind.
He competed as the sighted guide for Lukyanenko 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 Lukyanenko, Vladyslav Morozov, and Oleh Munts.[1] 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.
He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada as the sighted guide for Lukyanenko. In cross-country skiing he won silver in the men's relay, open with Lukyanenko, 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.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Torino 2006 Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, paraphoto.org, March 17, 2006
- ^ Paralympics - Cross country: Short distance results Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Deseret News, March 11, 2002
- ^ "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.