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Vladyslav Yepifanov (born 8 June 1999) [1] is a Ukrainian paracanoeist. He represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2]
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Vladyslav Yepifanov (born 8 June 1999) [1] is a Ukrainian paracanoeist. He represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Yepifanov represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the men's VL3 event and won a gold medal. [3] [4]
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