|
Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Paralympics
The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held on 13 March and 17 March 2010. Medal table Events The program includes a total of 12 events, 6 for men and 6 for women. Competitors are divided into three categories: standing, visually impaired, and sitting. Standing biathletes are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, while sitting competitors use a sitski. Skiers with a visual impairment compete with the help of a sighted guide and an acoustic aiming system. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. thestar.com, March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistler Olympic Park
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, biathlon, Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined, and Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics, ski jumping. After the Olympics will remain a public facility, complementing the extensive wilderness trails and alpine routes already in use. Three temporary stadiums were built with a capacity for 12,000 spectators each (6,000 for the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Paralympics). The location is approximately 8 km from the junction of its access road with British Columbia Highway 99, Highway 99 and 14 km from the Whistler Olympic Village. The two year construction project saw, of cross country and biathlon trails, two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Iurkovska
Olena Yuriyivna Iurkovska ( uk, Олена Юріївна Юрковська, born 27 September 1983) is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, as a member of the Ukrainian volleyball team. Iurkovska was awarded the title ''Hero of Ukraine'' in April 2006. (April 6, 2006) She won the |
Vasili Shaptsiaboi
Vasily Shaptsiaboi ( be, Васіль Шапцябой) is a Belarusian Paralympic biathlete, cross-country skier, and road bicycle racer who won many medals at both Winter and Summer Paralympic Games. Career He began his Paralympic career in Sydney, Australia in 2000 where he won bronze medal in Men's T13 Track Athletics Relay. In 2004 he participated at the Athens Paralympic Games at which he won gold medals in both Men's Tandem Road Race and Time Trial for Visually Impaired. His first Winter Paralympics appearance was at the Vancouver Paralympic Games where he won two bronze medals in 3 km Biathlon and Cross-Country 20 km Freestyle. In 2011 he participated at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup which was hosted in Sjusjoe, Norway. He also took participation in various cycling events at the London Paralympic Games. On March 8, 2014, he won a bronze medal in biathlon which was hosted in Sochi, Russia Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Tokarev
Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion. He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold, as the sighted guide for Nikolay Polukhin at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the .... References Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Russian male cross-country skiers Russian male biathletes Paralympic biathletes for Russia Paralympic sighted guides Paralympic cross-country skiers for Russia Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Polukhin
Nikolay Polukhin (born July 7, 1982) is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion. He is notable for winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold. Polukhin was blinded in 1993 in an electrical accident. His sighted guide at Vancouver 2010 was Andrey Tokarev. References External linksAthlete Search Results – Polukhin, Nikolay International Paralympic Committee (IPC)Nikolay Polukhin – Profileat the Official site of Vancouver 2010 )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ... Russian male cross-country skiers Russian male biathletes Paralympic biathletes for Russia Paralympic cross-country skiers for Russia Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Ivanov (biathlete)
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. Career 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 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 Lukyanenko, Vladyslav Morozov, and Oleh Munts.Torino 2006 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko ( uk, Віталій Володимирович Лук'яненко, born 15 May 1978) is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, and Paralympian. He is classified B3 (under 10% functional vision), and competes in the visually impaired category. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 6 kilometres and 10 kilometres biathlon events. Career Lukyanenko began skiing at age ten. At the 2002 Winter Paralympics he competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. 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. Lukyanenko competed 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 Volodymyr Ivanov, Vladysla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iuliia Batenkova
Iuliia Batenkova-Bauman (also spelled Yuliia, Yuliya, Yulia, or Julia; born 20 September 1983) is a Ukrainian Nordic skier who competes in cross-country skiing and biathlon. She has competed in three successive Winter Paralympics, where she has won 13 silver and bronze medals. Career Batenkova was born on 20 September 1983, in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. As a child, she took part in artistic gymnastics. At the age of 8, she was in a road traffic accident where her mother and brother died, and Batenkova lost her right hand. Because of the injury, she gave up gymnastics. Together with her father, she moved to Kovel, where he remarried. Batenkova graduated from school with a qualification in accounting, and during her studies she was introduced to the Foundation for Supporting Sports for the Handicapped. She took part in track and field events at first, but seeking to go to the Paralympic Games, she switched to winter sports due to heavy competition fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandra Kononova
Oleksandra Mykolaivna Kononova ( uk, Олександра Миколаївна Кононова, born 27 February 1991) is a Ukrainian Paralympic skier. She won three medals at the 2010 Paralympics and became the 2010 Ukrainian sports personality of the year. Personal life Kononova was born in Brovary in 1991. She had a condition when she was a young child that meant that her right arm did not develop as well as her other arm. Kononova was an orphan brought up by her grandmother. When she was ten she met some youths who were using in-line roller skates. Kononova came from a poor background, she was bullied due to her disability and remembered being unhappy. She found out that the people she had met in the park were not roller skaters but a team training using skates for cross-country skiing. She decided to take up the sport. Career Training on skates during the spring and summer seasons she found that her disability did not effect her ability to succeed at skiing and she was ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Eskau
Andrea Eskau (born 21 March 1971) is a German handbiker, Paralympic biathlon, and cross country skier who was born in Apolda and was a winner of three gold medals in Summer Paralympic games. In 2014, she became a recipient of another gold medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. In 2013, she was a cross-country sit skiing winner at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championship. Eskau also competed at the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro winning a gold medal in the H5 Cycling road race and taking home a bronze medal in the H4-5 time trial. In 2018, Eskau went on to compete at her third Winter Paralympmics and won gold in both the 10 km and 12.5 km sitting biathlon. She became a paraplegic in 1998 when she crashed her bike on the way to school. The accident resulted in many vertebra being broken, this left her without the use of her legs and therefore a wheelchair user. References Further reading Eskau möchte Goldon kicker Kicker or The Kicker ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Gorbunova
Alena Kaufman (Алена Владимировна Кауфман) is a Russian paralympic biathlete and skier who won two gold medals at the Sochi Paralympic Games for 6, and 10 km race respectively. On March 12, 2014, she was congratulated by the Russian President Vladimir Putin for winning a bronze medal in 1 km cross-country skiing. Previously, she also was a gold medalist at the 2006 and bronze one at the 2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr .... References External links * 1987 births Living people Paralympic biathletes for Russia Russian female cross-country skiers Russian female biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maija Loytynoja
Mezdeh ( fa, مزده, also Romanized as Mazdeh; also known as Maija and Mazdābād) is a village in Tarq Rud Rural District, in the Central District of Natanz County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 203, in 71 families. References Populated places in Natanz County {{Natanz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
