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Biathlon At The 2022 Winter Paralympics
Biathlon was one of the competitions at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. In total, 18 medal events were held. Medal summary Medal table The ranking in the table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and will be consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table will be ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. Women's events Men's events See also *Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics References External links 2022 Winter Paralympics Qualification RegulationsResults book {{Paralympic Games Biathlon 2022 Winter Paralympics 2022 Winter Paralympics event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2018 Winter Paralympics
Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre. The eighteen events took place on 10, 13 and 16 March 2018. Events The program included six event types (three for men and three for women) that were divided into three classifications each (sitting, standing, and visually impaired), for a total of 18 events. Standing biathletes are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, whereas 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yue (para-biathlete)
Wang Yue (born 8 May 1999) is a Chinese visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Career Wang represented China at the 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ... and won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre free cross-country skiing event and a bronze medal in the women's 10 kilometre biathlon event. References Living people 1999 births Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Paralympic medalists in biathlon Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taras Rad
Taras Rad (born 20 November 1999) is a Ukrainian amputated male cross-country skier and biathlete. He made his Paralympic debut at the age of 18 for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Paralympics competing in Cross-country skiing and Biathlon events. He also went onto claim his first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching the gold medal in the men's 12.5km sitting biathlon event. Career Taras Rad sustained a leg injury at the age of 14 but was not treated properly by the doctors after receiving the treatment. He was later forced to amputate his leg in order to survive. Taras Rad took the sport of Paralympic Nordic skiing at the age of 14. He won the bronze medal in the men's 6kilometres sitting biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the silver medal in the men's 10kilometres sitting biathlon event. In biathlon, he won the silver medal in the men's 6 kilometres sitting event and the bronz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Zixu
Liu Zixu is a Chinese biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Career Liu represented China at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the men's 6 kilometres men's sprint Sitting Para 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 tim .... This was China's first gold medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, and their second-ever Winter Paralympics gold. He also won a bronze medal in the men's 12.5 kilometres event. References Living people Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Paralympic medalists in biathlon Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Nikonovych
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmytro Suiarko
Dmytro Suiarko is a Ukrainian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. Career He made his Paralympic debut for Ukraine during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He again represented Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 2.5 kilometre open relay and three bronze medals in the men's 6 kilometres and 10 kilometres 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment ... biathlon events and the 12.5 kilometres cross-country skiing event. Personal life On 7 March 2022, Suiarko's house was bombed and destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. References Living people Ukrainian male cross-country skiers Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhii Kucheriavyi
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honor of Saint Sergius, or in Russia, of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance (Serge, Sergio, Sergi) and Slavic languages (Serhii, Sergey, Serguei). It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sergeant is possibly related to it. Etymology The name originates from the Roman ''nomen'' (patrician family name) ''Sergius'', after the name of the Roman ''gens'' of Latin origins Sergia or Sergii from Alba Longa, Old Latium, counted by Theodor Mommsen as one of the oldest Roman families, one of the original 100 ''gentes originarie''. It has been speculated to derive from a more ancient Etruscan name but the etymology of the nomen Sergius is problematic. Chase hesitantly suggests a connectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Kazik
Oleksandr Kazik (born 22 October 1996) is a Ukrainian male visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. Career He made his Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics representing Ukraine. Oleksandr Kazik claimed his first Paralympic medal after clinching a silver medal in the men's 12.5km visually impaired biathlon event. He won the bronze medal in the men's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the bronze medal in the men's 12.5km visually impaired biathlon event. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ..., winning a gold medal in the men's 12.5 kilometres and a silver medal in the men's 6 kilometres visually impaired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borys Babar
Borys is a name of Bulgarian origin, equivalent to the Bulgarian-derived spelling Boris. It may refer to: *Borys Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League *Borys Buryak (born 1953), Ukrainian painter * Borys Chambul (born 1953), retired discus thrower, who represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics *Borys Derkach (born 1964), retired Soviet and Ukrainian professional football player * Borys Hrinchenko (1863–1910), classical Ukrainian prose writer, political activist, historian, publicist, ethnographer *Borys Kolesnykov (born 1962), Ukrainian politician and 50th richest man in Ukraine *Borys Lankosz (born 1973), Polish film director *Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968), Ukrainian composer, conductor and teacher *Borys Miturski (born 1989), Polish speedway rider who was a member of Poland U-21 national team *Borys Mykolaiovych Martos (1879–1977), public and political activist, pedagogue, economist * Bory ... [...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] |
Brittany Hudak
Brittany Hudak (born June 2, 1993) is a Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier. Early life Hudak was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan with only one arm. She grew up participating in cross-country running and track and field. In 2011, at the age of 18, she was introduced to the sport and Paralympics by a former Paralympian 2014 teammate Colette Bourgonje. She never heard of the sport of Paralympic Nordic skiing. Hudak was told about the opportunity to compete against other disabled athletes on a more level playing field. She acknowledged that it wasn't easy at first, but was intrigued enough to keep going. She started out competing in Saskatchewan. Career In 2014, after only two-years in the sport, she beat one other athlete for a spot on Team Canada for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Hudak was 2014-15 World Cup Overall Cross-Country Champion. In December 2017, as part of Team Canada, she won bronze at the para-Nordic World Cup. In 2019, at the ... [...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] |