Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belarusian |
Born | Hlusk, Belarus | April 16, 1996
Sport | |
Country | Belarus |
Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic biathlon and Paralympic cross-country skiing) |
Disability class | B3 |
Partner | Dzmitry Budzilovich (guide) |
Yury Holub (born 16 April 1996) is a Belarusian male visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. [1] He made his Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and went onto claim 3 medals so far in his maiden Paralympic appearance including a gold medal. [2] [3] He claimed his first Paralympic gold medal after winning the men's 12.5km visually impaired biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. [4] [5]
He also claimed silver medals in the men's 7.5km visually impaired biathlon event and men's 20km free visually impaired cross-country skiing event as a part of the 2018 Winter Paralympics with the assistance of his sighted guide, Dzmitry Budzilovich. [6] [7]
He won the gold medal in the men's 6 km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [8] [9] He also won the gold medal in the men's 10 km visually impaired biathlon event. [10] [11] In cross-country skiing, he won the bronze medal in the men's 12.5 km visually impaired event. [12] [13]
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