Serhiy Norenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Норенко) is a

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competing mainly in category T36 sprint events. Norenko first competed in the Paralympics in

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where he competed in the 4 × 400 m as part of the Ukrainian team but it was in the individual events that he won medals, silver in both the 100m and 200m and bronze in the 400m. In

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it proved to be the relay events he would win medals in, both bronzes in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m, and failing to medal in the 400m or long jump.profile on paralympic.org
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