Ukraine at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
Ukraine at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Ukraine
IPC codeUKR
NPCNational Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine
Websitewww.paralympic.org.ua
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors20 (and 9 sighted guides) (12 men and 8 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Maksym Yarovyi
Flag bearer (closing)Vitaliy Lukyanenko[1]
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
11
Silver
10
Bronze
8
Total
29
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[2][3] In total, 20 athletes competed in two sports.[4][5] Ukraine finished in second place in the medal table which was their best result at the Winter Paralympics since competing under the Ukrainian flag at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan.[6]

On 24 February 2022, on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons described transporting the Ukrainian team to Beijing as being an enormous challenge.[2][7] On 2 March 2022, Parsons confirmed that travel plans were made and that the team would compete at the Games.[4][5]

Ukrainian athletes won a total of seven medals (including three gold) on the first day of competition, momentarily grabbing the first place in the medal standings.[8]

Medalists

The following Ukrainian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych
Grygorii Vovchynskyi
Vasyl Kravchuk
Anatolii Kovalevskyi
Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn		 Cross-country skiing Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay 13 March
 Gold Oleksandra Kononova Cross-country skiing Women's 10km, standing 12 March
 Gold Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko		 Biathlon Women's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired 11 March
 Gold Oleksandr Kazik
Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi		 Biathlon Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired 11 March
 Gold Liudmyla Liashenko Biathlon Women's 12.5 kilometers, standing 11 March
 Gold Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar		 Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired 8 March
 Gold Iryna Bui Biathlon Women's 10 kilometres, standing 8 March
 Gold Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko		 Cross-country skiing Women's 15 kilometre classical, visually impaired 7 March
 Gold Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko		 Biathlon Women's 6 kilometres, visually impaired 5 March
 Gold Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar		 Biathlon Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired 5 March
 Gold Grygorii Vovchynskyi Biathlon Men's 6 kilometres, standing 5 March
 Silver Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Guide: Borys Babar		 Biathlon Men's 12.5 kilometers, visually impaired 11 March
 Silver Taras Rad Biathlon Men's 12.5 kilometers, sitting 11 March
 Silver Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko		 Cross-country skiing Women's sprint, visually impaired 9 March
 Silver Anatolii Kovalevskyi
Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn		 Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired 8 March
 Silver Oksana Shyshkova
Guide: Andriy Marchenko		 Biathlon Women's 10 kilometres, visually impaired 8 March
 Silver Grygorii Vovchynskyi Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres, standing 8 March
 Silver Oleksandra Kononova Biathlon Women's 10 kilometres, standing 8 March
 Silver Liudmyla Liashenko Biathlon Women's 6 kilometres, standing 5 March
 Silver Oleksandr Kazik
Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi		 Biathlon Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired 5 March
 Silver Taras Rad Biathlon Men's 6 kilometres, sitting 5 March
 Bronze Iryna Bui Cross-country skiing Women's 10km, standing 12 March
 Bronze Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych		 Cross-country skiing Men's 12.5km, visually impaired 12 March
 Bronze Grygorii Vovchynskyi Biathlon Men's 12.5 kilometers, standing 11 March
 Bronze Grygorii Vovchynskyi Cross-country skiing Men's sprint, standing 9 March
 Bronze Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych		 Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres, visually impaired 8 March
 Bronze Liudmyla Liashenko Biathlon Women's 10 kilometres, standing 8 March
 Bronze Taras Rad Biathlon Men's 10 kilometres, sitting 8 March
 Bronze Dmytro Suiarko
Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych		 Biathlon Men's 6 kilometres, visually impaired 5 March
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Biathlon 8 9 5 22
Cross-country skiing 3 1 3 7
Total 11 10 8 29
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 4 6 1 16
Female 6 4 2 12
Mixed 1 0 0 1
Total 11 10 8 29

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Biathlon 5 4 9
Cross-country skiing 7 4 11
Total 12 8 20

Biathlon

Ukraine competed in biathlon.[9]

Anastasiia Laletina did not compete in the middle-distance race after her father was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

Cross-country skiing

Ukraine competed in cross-country skiing.[11]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Palmer, Dan (24 February 2022). "Ukraine facing "mammoth challenge" to reach Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics after Russian invasion, IPC President says". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Про затвердження складу національної збірної команди України для участі у ХІІІ зимових Паралімпійських іграх 2022 року в м. Пекін (Китайська Народна Республіка)" [On approval of the composition of the national team of Ukraine to participate in the XIII Paralympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing (People's Republic of China)]. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 2 February 2022.
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  5. ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (2 March 2022). "Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals under IPC flag at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 March 2022). "Ukraine Paralympic Committee sign deal with South Korea to offer help to war-torn country after Winter Paralympics success". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ "IPC calls for peace ahead of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Paralympic.org. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. ^ Belam, Martin (5 March 2022). "Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day one". The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Owen (10 March 2022). "Ukrainian biathlete withdrawn from Beijing 2022 race after father captured by Russia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.