Volodymyr Ivanov (skier)

Volodymyr Ivanov
Born	Ukraine
Medal record Competitor for  Ukraine Paralympic Games Men's cross-country skiing 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay 2006 Torino 1x3.75/2x5 km relay 2002 Salt Lake 5 km Classical Technique, B3 Men's biathlon 2006 Torino 12.5 km, blind 2006 Torino 7.5 km, blind 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km, visually impaired 2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, visually impaired

Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.

He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.

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 Vitaliy 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 Vitaliy 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 Vitaliy Lukyanenko. In cross-country skiing he won silver in the men's relay, open with Vitaliy 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]

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