Vitaliy Lukyanenko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Lukyanenko is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian.
He is classified B3, and competes in the visually impaired category.Career
Lukyanenko began skiing at age ten.
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics he competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. In cross-country skiing, he took the bronze medal in the 5 km Classical Technique, B3. He placed 16th in the 20 km Free Technique, 4th in the 10 km Free Technique, B3 and 5th in the men's relay. In biathlon, he placed 11th in the 7.5 km Free Technique, blind.
Lukyanenko competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. In cross-country skiing he took the bronze in the men's relay with Volodymyr Ivanov, Vladyslav Morozov and Oleh Munts. He placed 7th in the men's 5 km, visually impaired. In biathlon, he took the gold medal in 12.5 km, and silver in 7.5 km, blind.
Lukyanenko competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. In cross-country skiing he won silver in the men's relay, open with Volodymyr Ivanov, Grygorii Vovchynskyi and Iurii Kostiuk. He placed 5th in the men's 1 km sprint, visually impaired. In biathlon, he took the bronze medal in the 12.5 km, and the gold medal in the men's 3 km pursuit, visually impaired. His guide at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Paralympics was Volodymyr Ivanov.Personal life
Lukyanenko was born in Sumy. He has two daughters.
