 Yaroslav Lavreniuk (left) during the medal ceremony of men's skeleton at the 2024 WYOG | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 2007 Zhytomyr, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yaroslav Lavreniuk (Ukrainian: Ярослав Лавренюк; born 1 November 2007[1]) is a Ukrainian skeleton racer.[2]
Career[edit]
Lavreniuk was born in Zhytomyr. In February 2023, he won two silver medals at the OMEGA Youth Series Competition in men's skeleton event.[3]
He competed at the OMEGA Youth Series Competition, held in Innsbruck and Pyongyang in November 2023, where he received silver and bronze medals in men's skeleton event.[4][5] At this competition he qualified at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.[6]
At the 2024 IBSF World Junior Championships, held in Lillehammer, Norway, Yaroslav won a bronze medal in men's skeleton event.[7]
Then he represented Ukraine at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, held in Gangwon, South Korea and won a silver medal in men's skeleton event.[8] That is the second medal and a first silver medal in Ukrainian national team at this Winter Youth Olympics.[9] He was also a country's flagbearer with Ukrainian biathlete Valeriia Sheihas during the opening ceremony.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Житомирянин здобув першу в історії медаль юніорського чемпіонату світу зі скелетону". zhzh.com.ua. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Yaroslav LAVRENIUK". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "YAROSLAV LAVRENIUK". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "OMEGA YOUTH SERIES COMPETITION INNSBRUCK RESULTS 8.12.2023". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "OMEGA YOUTH SERIES COMPETITION INNSBRUCK RESULTS 9.12.2023". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "16-річний український скелетоніст Лавренюк здобув "бронзу" у відбіркових стартах на юнацьку Олімпіаду-2024". suspline.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS U20 RESULTS". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Юношеские Олимпийские игры 2024: Полина Пуцко и Ярослав Лавренюк завоевали первые медали Украины". olympics.com (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Лавренюк получил вторую медаль Украины на Зимней Юношеской Олимпиаде по скелетону". sport24.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.