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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
B3
Guide
Dzmitry Budzilovich
Further personal information
Residence
Minsk, BLR
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Russian
Higher education
Physical Education, Teaching - Belarusian State Pedagogical University: Minsk, BLR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began skiing at age six in Hlusk, Belarus. He took up the sport more seriously in 2005.
Why this sport?
He liked skiing due to his father, and took part in local and regional competitions when he was studying at school. Most coaches did not want to train him because of his vision impairment, so he trained on his own before being spotted by a specialist who became his coach.
Club / Team
Republican Centre of Olympic Preparation in Paralympic Sports: Minsk, BLR
Name of coach
Mikhail Lebedzev [personal], BLR, from 2015
International debut
Year
2016
Competing for
Belarus
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Vuokatti, FIN
General interest
Hobbies
Music, playing the guitar. (euroradio.fm, 13 Mar 2018; Athlete, 17 Dec 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal in the 12.5km biathlon event at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2018)
Hero / Idol
Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva, Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug, Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna, Italian cross-country skier Federico Pellegrino. (bspu.by, 04 Apr 2018; Athlete, 17 Dec 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Go until the end." (sb.by, 14 Mar 2018)
Awards and honours
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Belarus. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2018)
Other sports
He competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Mar 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2017-02-12 | 7 | |
| Open Relay | Final | 2017-02-15 | 5 | |
| Men's Long Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2017-02-16 | 4 | |
| Men's Sprint VI | Final | 2017-02-18 | 8 | |
| Men's Middle Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2017-02-19 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 7.5km Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-10 | 2 | |
| Men's 20km Free Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-12 | 2 | |
| Men's 12.5km Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-13 | 1 | |
| Men's 1.5km Sprint Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-14 | 9 | |
| Men's 10km Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-17 | 3 | |
| 4x2.5km Open Relay | Final | 2018-03-18 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Middle Distance VI | Final | 2019-02-16 | 1 | |
| Men's Middle Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-17 | 1 | |
| Men's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-18 | 2 | |
| Men's Sprint VI | Final | 2019-02-20 | 1 | |
| Men's Long Distance VI | Final | 2019-02-21 | 2 | |
| Open Relay | Final | 2019-02-23 | 6 | |
| Men's Long Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2019-02-24 | 9999 |
