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Grygorii Vovchynskyi

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Grygorii Vovchynskyi
From left to right: Grygorii Vovchynskyi of Ukraine (bronze), Kirill Mikhaylov of Russia (gold), and Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway (silver) with the medals they earned in biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's 3 km pursuit.
Full nameGrygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi
Born (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 36)
Bilousivka, Drabiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Men's para cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 4 × 2.5 km open relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 10 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 1.5km standing
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 15 km, standing
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 6 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 10km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 12.5km standing
World Championships
Men's para cross-country skiing
Silver medal – second place 2023 Östersund Free style, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vuokatti 1x4/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 1x4/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Finsterau 1.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Prince George 15 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Prince George 7.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Östersund 18 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Östersund 4 × 2.5 km open relay
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km, standing
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 3.6 km pursuit, standing
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sollefteå 6 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sollefteå 10 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2019 Prince George 7.5 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2023 Östersund 10 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2023 Östersund 12.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Finsterau 12.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Prince George 15 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lillehammer 6 km, standing

Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi (Ukrainian: Григорій Васильович Вовчинський, born 4 July 1988)[1][2] is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 (single arm amputation), and compete in classification category standing.

Career

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He finished the Cherkasy National University (2012).

He 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 Iurii Kostiuk, Vitaliy Lukyanenko and Volodymyr Ivanov, and a bronze medal in the 10 km, standing. He placed 6th in the men's 1 km sprint and 15th in the 20 km, standing. In biathlon, he took the silver medal in the 12.5 km, and the bronze medal in the men's 3 km pursuit, standing.[3]

He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in Men's 6 kilometres Biathlon, standing.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Вовчинський Григорій Васильович [Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi] (in Ukrainian). paralympic.org.ua. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Grygorii Vovchynskyi". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Grygorii Vovchynskyi". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ^ "Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine top medal table on day one while Millie Knight and Brett Wild win Great Britain's first medal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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