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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54, LW12
Further personal information
Residence
Moscow, RUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Russian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began training in 2011 in Omsk, Russia.
Name of coach
Irina Gromova, RUS
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Russia
Location
Oita, JPN
General interest
Nicknames
Grisha (bmsi.ru, 01 Jun 2012)
Awards and honours
For his achievements at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, he was awarded the Order of Friendship by the president of Russia. (kremlin.ru, 17 Mar 2014)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia. (rezeptsport.ru, 25 Mar 2014)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia. (rezeptsport.ru, 25 Mar 2014)
Other sports
He also competes in wheelchair racing. (minsportfcp.ru, 27 Oct 2014)
Ambitions
To compete in wheelchair racing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (minsportfcp.ru, 27 Oct 2014)
Impairment
He lost his legs in 2011 in a railway accident. (ngs55.ru, 14 Mar 2014)
Other information
WHEELCHAIR MARATHON
He finished ninth out of 291 competitors at the 31st Oita International Wheelchair Half-Marathon, his first international wheelchair racing competition, which took place in October 2011 in Oita, Japan. He was the second-youngest competitor and, as a newcomer, he was in the last starting group. "Until Japan I managed to perform with superiority only in Russia, but there the distances were significantly shorter than a half-marathon." (biletomsk.ru, 04 Oct 2012; rezeptsport.ru, 30 Oct 2011; wheelchair-marathon.com, 05 Oct 2012; biletomsk.ru, 04 Oct 2012)
He finished ninth out of 291 competitors at the 31st Oita International Wheelchair Half-Marathon, his first international wheelchair racing competition, which took place in October 2011 in Oita, Japan. He was the second-youngest competitor and, as a newcomer, he was in the last starting group. "Until Japan I managed to perform with superiority only in Russia, but there the distances were significantly shorter than a half-marathon." (biletomsk.ru, 04 Oct 2012; rezeptsport.ru, 30 Oct 2011; wheelchair-marathon.com, 05 Oct 2012; biletomsk.ru, 04 Oct 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Sprint - Classic Sitting | Final | 2013-02-25 | 3 | |
| Men's Long Distance - Classic Sitting | Final | 2013-02-26 | 12 | |
| Men's Short Distance Sitting | Final | 2013-02-28 | 1 | |
| Men's Middle Distance Sitting | Final | 2013-03-01 | 11 | |
| Men's Long Distance Sitting | Final | 2013-03-03 | 6 | |
| Men's Middle Distance - Classic Sitting | Final | 2013-03-05 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 12.5 km Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-11 | 3 | |
| Men's 1 km Sprint Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-12 | 2 | |
| Men's 15 km Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-14 | 2 | |
| 4x2.5 km Open Relay | Final Round | 2014-03-15 | 1 | |
| Men's 10 km Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-16 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Short Distance Sitting | Race 1 | 2015-01-24 | 6 | |
| Men's Middle Distance Sitting | Race 1 | 2015-01-27 | 1 | |
| Men's Sprint - Classic Sitting | Race 1 | 2015-01-28 | 4 | |
| Men's Long Distance Sitting | Race 1 | 2015-01-30 | 3 | |
| Open Relay | Final | 2015-02-01 | 2 |