Vitalii Gritsenko

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Vitalii Gritsenko
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 38)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair racing
Disability class T53
ClubVorobyovy Gory
Coached bySergey Shilov
Alexei Vasyatkin
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag placeholder.svg  RPC
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 400 m T53
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 400 m T53
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 800 m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 100 m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 200 m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 400 m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 800 m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T53

Vitalii Gritsenko (born 16 December 1985) is a Russian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. He represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]

Career

Gritsenko represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 m T53 event and won a bronze medal. [2]

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References

  1. "Vitalii Gritsenko". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "Vitalii Gritsenko". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.