Iurii Illich Kostiuk ( uk, Юрій Ілліч Костюк, born 2 October 1977) is a

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biathlete,

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, and Paralympic Champion.

Career

He competed in biathlon and

cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 20 cross-country skiing events were contested at Pragelato. Medal table men's 15 km, silver in the

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and bronze in the 10 km, sitski. In biathlon, he took the silver medal in the men's 7.5 km and placed 4th in the 12.5 km. 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 ...

in Vancouver, Canada, he took one silver medal in biathlon in the men's 2.4 km pursuit, sitting, and one in cross-country skiing in the men's relay, open. In biathlon, he also competed in the 12.5 km individual, sitting where he placed 5th, and in cross-country skiing where he placed 4th in the men's 1 km sprint, 4th in the

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and 5th in the 15 km, sitting.

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* 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Lutsk Ukrainian male biathletes Ukrainian male cross-country skiers Paralympic biathletes for Ukraine Paralympic cross-country skiers for Ukraine Paralympic gold medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in biathlon Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Sportspeople from Volyn Oblast {{Ukraine-Paralympic-medalist-stub