Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW6
Further personal information
Family
Wife Olga, daughter Alexandra, son Maxim [2019]
Residence
Klintsy, RUS
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Languages
Russian, English
Higher education
Physical Education - Moscow State Academy of Physical Education: Malakhovka, RUS
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began skiing at age 13, and started training seriously in the sport at age 16.
Why this sport?
Although he began skiing at age 13, he did not enjoy it so he quit after one year. When he was 16, coach Nikolai Kireichev asked him if he wanted to train seriously, and he agreed.
Club / Team
VI Shkurny Youth Sports School: Klintsy, RUS
Training Regime
He trains for up to three hours each morning, and for one to two hours each evening.
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the LW2-9 20km cross-country classic style at the 2009 World Championships in Vuokatti, Finland. (Athlete, 24 Dec 2020; IPC, 26 Jan 2009)
Most influential person in career
Coach Irina Gromova. (Athlete, 24 Dec 2020)
Hero / Idol
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (Athlete, 24 Dec 2020)
Awards and honours
In 2009 and 2010 he was named Athlete of the Year in skiing in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. (regnum.ru, 05 Jan 2011, 22 Dec 2009)
He has received title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 29 May 2020)
He has received title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 29 May 2020)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Paralympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 24 Dec 2020)
Impairment
He lost his left arm after a construction accident during the summer holidays when he was a high school student. (neinvalid.ru, 17 Jan 2014)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 7.5 km Standing | Final Round | 15 | ||
Men's 10 km Standing | Final Round | 21 | ||
Men's 5 km Standing | Final Round | 17 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 10 km Standing | Final Round | 6 | ||
Men's 1 km Sprint Standing | Semifinal | 7 | ||
Men's 3 km Pursuit Standing | Final Round | 11 | ||
Men's 3 km Pursuit Standing | Qualification | 10 | ||
Men's 12.5 km Individual Standing | Final Round | 15 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Sprint - Classic Standing | Final | 2013-02-25 | 5 | |
Men's Long Distance - Free Style Standing | Final | 2013-02-27 | 9999 | |
Men's Short Distance Standing | Final | 2013-02-28 | 17 | |
Men's Middle Distance Standing | Final | 2013-03-01 | 17 | |
Men's Long Distance Standing | Final | 2013-03-03 | 9999 | |
Men's Middle Distance - Classic Standing | Final | 2013-03-05 | 8 |