Personal information | |
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Nickname | Vlad |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | Ukraine | 26 November 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | F38 |
Event | javelin throw |
Coached by | Iryna Kulykova Tetiana Zakharovska |
Vladyslav Bilyi (born 26 November 1997) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete specializing in javelin throw. He represented Ukraine at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Bilyi represented Ukraine in the javelin throw F38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. [2]
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