Andriy Onufriyenko ( uk, Андрій Онуфрієнко) (born 7 January 1983) is an

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and Paralympian from Ukraine competing mainly in category T38 sprint events. He competed in the

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. There he finished fourth in the men's 100 metres - T38 event, finished fourth in the men's 200 metres - T38 event and finished fourth in the men's 400 metres - T38 event. He also competed at the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T35-38 event, a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay - T35-38 event, finished sixth in the men's 100 metres - T38 event, finished fourth in the men's 200 metres - T38 event and finished fourth in the men's 400 metres - T38 event. He also competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing,

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. There he won a bronze medal in the men's 400 metres - T38 event, finished sixth in the men's 100 metres - T38 event and went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres - T38 event

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* Paralympic athletes for Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Living people 1983 births Ukrainian male sprinters Ukrainian male long jumpers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Ukraine-Paralympic-medalist-stub