Artem Voronov

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Artem Voronov
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Born26 March 1993 (1993-03-26) (age 31)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sport
CountryFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Sport Alpine skiing

Artem Voronov (born 26 March 1993 [1] ) is an alpine skier from Uzbekistan. He will compete for Uzbekistan at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. [2] [3]

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References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. "Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014: Who will be Representing Uzbekistan?". uz24.uz. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. "2 Uzbek skiers qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Central Asia Online. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.