Iurii Utkin

Iurii Utkin (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Уткін; born 3 August 1990) is a Ukrainian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.^[1][2] He represented Ukraine at the Paralympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018.^[3][4]

Iurii Utkin

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 35) Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Disability class	B2
Partner	Ruslan Perekhoda (guide)
Medal record Representing  Ukraine Men's Paralympic cross-country skiing Winter Paralympics Sochi 2014 4 x 2.5 km relay open Men's Paralympic biathlon Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Champion 2018 12.5km visually impaired

Career

Iurii made his Paralympic debut during the 2010 Winter Paralympics and went medalless at the event. He clinched his first Paralympic medal, a silver medal in the 4 x 2.5 km relay open event at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.^[5]

Paralympic Champion (Korea 2018)

He also claimed a bronze medal in the men's 12.5km visually impaired biathlon event as a part of the 2018 Winter Paralympics with the assistance of his sighted guide, Ruslan Perekhoda.^[6]