Vitaliy Lukyanenko is a Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian

Paralympian

A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...

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He is classified B3 (under 10% functional vision), and compete in classification category visually impaired.

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics

2002 Winter Paralympics

The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to March 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated....

 he competed in cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition events were:*2.5 km: - women*5 km: men - women*10 km: men - women*15 km: men - women...

 and biathlon

Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of six events, three for men and three for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :Men* 7.5 km** Sitting** Standing** Visually impairedWomen* 7.5 km** Sitting** Standing...

. In cross-country skiing, he took the bronze medal in the 5 km Classical Technique, B3. He 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, he placed 11th in the 7.5 km Free Technique, blind.

He competed in biathlon

Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 12 biathlon events were contested at Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:Men* 12.5km** Sitting** Standing** Visually impaired* 7.5km** Sitting** Standing** Visually impairedWomen* 10km** Sitting* 12.5km...

 and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 20 cross country skiing events were contested at Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:Men* 5km** Sitting** Standing** Visually impaired* 10km** Sitting** Standing** Visually impaired* 15km** Sitting* 20km...

. In cross-country skiing he took the bronze in the men's relay with Volodymyr Ivanov

Volodymyr Ivanov (skier)

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....

, Vladyslav Morozov and Oleh Munts. 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

Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events will be held on 13 March and 17 March 2010.-Medal table:-Events:...

 and cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The cross-country skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics were held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between 14 March and 21 March 2010.-Medal table:-Events:...

 in Vancouver, Canada. In cross-country skiing he won silver in the men's relay, open

Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's 1 x 4 km + 2 x 5 km Relay

-External links:*, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver...

 with Volodymyr Ivanov

Volodymyr Ivanov (skier)

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....

, Grygorii Vovchynskyi

Grygorii Vovchynskyi

Grygorii Vovchynskyi is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian. He is classified LW8 , and compete in classification category standing....

 and Iurii Kostiuk

Iurii Kostiuk

Iurii Kostiuk is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. In cross-country skiing he took the gold medal in the men's 15 km, silver in the 5 km and bronze in the 10 km, sitski...

. 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. His guide

Sighted guide

A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....

 at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Paralympics was Volodymyr Ivanov

Volodymyr Ivanov (skier)

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....

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