Grygorii Vovchynskyi

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.

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
Bilousivka, Drabiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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 place 2010 Vancouver1x4/2x5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver10 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing1.5km standing
Men's para biathlon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing6 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver12.5 km, standing
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 10km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver3 km pursuit, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 12.5km 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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