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 name	Grygorii Vasylovych Vovchynskyi
Born	(1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 37) Bilousivka, Drabiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Representing  Ukraine Paralympic Games Men's para cross-country skiing 2022 Beijing 4 × 2.5 km open relay 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km, standing 2010 Vancouver 10 km, standing 2022 Beijing 1.5km standing Men's para biathlon 2014 Sochi 15 km, standing 2022 Beijing 6 km, standing 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km, standing 2022 Beijing 10km, standing 2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit, standing 2022 Beijing 12.5km standing World Championships Men's para cross-country skiing 2023 Östersund Free style, standing 2009 Vuokatti 1x4/2x5 km relay 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 1x4/2x5 km relay 2017 Finsterau 1.5 km, standing 2019 Prince George 15 km, standing 2019 Prince George 7.5 km, standing 2023 Östersund 18 km, standing 2023 Östersund 4 × 2.5 km open relay Men's para biathlon 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km, standing 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 3.6 km pursuit, standing 2013 Sollefteå 6 km, standing 2013 Sollefteå 10 km, standing 2019 Prince George 7.5 km, standing 2023 Östersund 10 km, standing 2023 Östersund 12.5 km, standing 2017 Finsterau 12.5 km, standing 2019 Prince George 15 km, standing 2021 Lillehammer 6 km, 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]