Yaroslav Lavreniuk

Yaroslav Lavreniuk (Ukrainian: Ярослав Лавренюк; born 1 November 2007[1]) is a Ukrainian skeleton racer.[2]

Yaroslav Lavreniuk
Yaroslav Lavreniuk (left) during the medal ceremony of men's skeleton at the 2024 WYOG
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (2007-11-01) 1 November 2007
Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Ukraine
Winter Youth Olympics
2024 Gangwon Men's skeleton
World Junior Championships
2024 Lillehammer Men's skeleton

Career

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
  1. "Житомирянин здобув першу в історії медаль юніорського чемпіонату світу зі скелетону". zhzh.com.ua. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. "Yaroslav LAVRENIUK". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. "YAROSLAV LAVRENIUK". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. "OMEGA YOUTH SERIES COMPETITION INNSBRUCK RESULTS 8.12.2023". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. "OMEGA YOUTH SERIES COMPETITION INNSBRUCK RESULTS 9.12.2023". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. "16-річний український скелетоніст Лавренюк здобув "бронзу" у відбіркових стартах на юнацьку Олімпіаду-2024". suspline.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. "JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS U20 RESULTS". isbf.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. "Юношеские Олимпийские игры 2024: Полина Пуцко и Ярослав Лавренюк завоевали первые медали Украины". olympics.com (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. "Лавренюк получил вторую медаль Украины на Зимней Юношеской Олимпиаде по скелетону". sport24.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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