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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's Pursuit
The Men's Pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 13. 2 x 3 km Visually Impaired In the biathlon 2 x 3 km visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. thestar.com, March 13, 2010 2 x 2.4 km Sitting Standing See also * |
Paralympic Biathlon
Paralympic biathlon is an adaptation of biathlon for athletes with a disability. Paralympic biathlon is one of two Nordic skiing disciplines in the Winter Paralympic Games. It is governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Paralympic biathlon includes standing events, sitting events (for wheelchair users), and events for visually impaired athletes. Visually impaired athletes use a rifle that uses sound to indicate to the athlete how accurate their aim is, and shoots a laser beam at the target. References External linksIPC Nordic Skiing Biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ... Biathlon {{ski-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Brem
Wilhelm Brem (born 23 November 1977) is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier representing Germany in the Winter Paralympics and the IPC World Championships. He often skis with Florian Grimm as his guide. As of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Brem has won 4 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals between the Paralympics games and the IPC World Championships. Brem was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany, was endowed on 23 June 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams of exemplary character that have won medals at Olympic and ... in 2010, the highest athletic award in Germany. He was the German flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi. Brem began losing his sight at eight years old; by fourteen, he was fully blind. He has been para-Nordic skiing since he was 16. Results References External links * 1977 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitalii Kazakov
Vitalii ( rus, Вита́лий, Vitaliy, uk, Віта́лій, Vitalii; Vitalij, , la, Vitalis) is a masculine given name of Ancient Rome origin. In ancient Rome it was a nickname, there was also a related cognomen (generic nickname) Vitalianus, which literally translates as "Vitalii`s belonging to Vitalii". The female version of the name is Vitalina ( rus, Витали́на, uk, Віталі́на, Vitalina, ) The name Vіtalіi came to Kievan Rus with Christianity from Byzantium. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the USSR was rare.'' Никонов В. А.'' Ищем имя. — М.: Советская Россия, 1988. — С. 104. Male diminutives include ''Vitalik'', ''Vitalenka'', ''Vital'', ''Vitalia'', ''Vitasia'', ''Vitulik'', ''Talii'', ''Talik'', ''Talia;'' female: ''Vita, Vitalinka, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitasha, Vitakha, Lina, Talina, Tal.'' People known as Vitalii * Vitalii Demianiuk (born 1971), Ukrainian engineer and philanthropist * Vitalii K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iurii Utkin
Iurii Utkin (born 3 August 1990) is a Ukrainian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. He represented Ukraine at the Paralympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018. 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. 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 A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment. Sports Paralympic Games At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment. Rules are according to the Internationa ..., Ruslan Perekhoda. References 1990 births Living people Ukrainian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Terraz
Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 film), a British operetta film based on the Who's album ''Tommy'' * ''Tommy'' (2015 film), a Telugu drama film * ''Tommy'' (TV series), a 2020 American drama series Literature * ''Tommy'' (King poem), by Stephen King, 2010 * ''Tommy'' (Kipling poem), by Rudyard Kipling, 1892 Music * ''Tommy'' (The Who album), 1969 ** ''Tommy'' (London Symphony Orchestra album), 1972 ** ''Tommy'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack to the 1975 film ** ''The Who's Tommy'', a stage production, premiered 1992 * ''Tommy'' (The Wedding Present album), 1988 * ''Tommy'' (Dosh album), 2010 * ''Tommy'' (EP), a 2017 EP by Klein * ''Tommy'', a 2022 EP by Kiesza * ''Tommy'', a 1965 album by Tommy Adderley * ''Tommy'', a 1970 EP by The Who * "Tommy", a 1991 song by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |