Vladimir Grigorev
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| Born |
8 August 1982 Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ukraine (until 2007) / Russia (since 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev (Russian: Владимир Викторович Григорьев; born 8 August 1982) is a Russian male short track speed skater.[1] He previously competed for the Ukraine.[2] Grigorev is from Sumy in the Ukraine.[3]
Career
Grigorev competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short track speedskating for Ukraine.[4][2]
Grigorev competed at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics in short track for the Ukraine.[2]
He did not compete at the 2010 Olympics.[4] In 2007, Grigorev switched allegiance to Russia from Ukraine, due to the shortage of skating facilities in Ukraine.[3]
He qualified for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for Russia. On 15 February 2014, he won a silver medal in the 1000m short track speedskating event, as part of the first Russian 1-2 finish in short track, with Viktor Ahn winning gold. At 31 years and 191 days, Grigorev also became the oldest man to win a short track Olympic medal, with that silver.[5] On 21 February 2014, he won a gold medal in 5000m-relay as part of Team Russia.[6]
References
- ↑ "Vladimir Grigorev". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Julian Linden (15 February 2014). "Eight years on, Ahn returns to win gold for Russia". Reuters.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AFP (17 February 2014). "Russia's 'foreign legion' finally marches to medals". Channel NewsAsia.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vladimir's Profile". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ Beth Harris (15 February 2014). "Viktor Ahn wins 1st Olympic gold and 2nd short track medal for his adopted Russia". Associated Press (Yahoo Sports).
- ↑ ESPN (21 February 2014). "Results Fri, Feb 21". Sochi 2014 Olympics. ESPN Winter Olympics. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
- Vladimir Grigorev's profile, from http://www.sochi2014.com; retrieved 2014-02-14.
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