Grygorii Vovchynskyi

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.
Personal information
Full nameGrygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi
Born (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988
Bilousivka, Drabiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSkiing
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Men's para cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing4 × 2.5 km open relay
Silver medal – second place2010 Vancouver1x4/2x5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang10 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2010 Vancouver10 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing1.5km standing
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi15 km, standing
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing6 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2010 Vancouver12.5 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing10km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2010 Vancouver3 km pursuit, standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing12.5km standing
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaSprint pursuit standing
World Championships
Men's para cross-country skiing
Silver medal – second place2023 ÖstersundFree style, standing
Bronze medal – third place2009 Vuokatti1x4/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk1x4/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Finsterau1.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2019 Prince George15 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2019 Prince George7.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2023 Östersund18 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2023 Östersund4 × 2.5 km open relay
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk12.5 km, standing
Gold medal – first place2011 Khanty-Mansiysk3.6 km pursuit, standing
Silver medal – second place2013 Sollefteå6 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2013 Sollefteå10 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2019 Prince George7.5 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2023 Östersund10 km, standing
Silver medal – second place2023 Östersund12.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2017 Finsterau12.5 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2019 Prince George15 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2021 Lillehammer6 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 competes in classification category standing.

Career

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

  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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