Vitalii Gritsenko

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Vitalii Gritsenko
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 37)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair racing
Disability class T53
ClubVorobyovy Gory
Coached bySergey Shilov
Alexei Vasyatkin
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Paralympic flag.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". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.