Vitaliy Hrebeniuk | |
Fullname: | Віталій Гребенюк |
Birth Date: | 27 September 2001 |
Birth Place: | Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine[1] |
Updated: | 25 February 2023 |
Vitaliy Hrebeniuk (Ukrainian: Віталій Гребенюк; born 27 September 2001 in Kremenets, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian Nordic combined skier. He is bronze medallist of the 2023 Winter World University Games.[2]
Hrebeniuk started his international career when he competed at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Kandersteg, Switzerland, where he was 50th in the NH/10 km competition. He participated at four Junior World Championships between 2018 and 2021. His best personal results were 33rd in HN/10 km and NH/10 km competitions in both 2020 and 2021. He later participated at Senior World Championships.[3]
At the 2023 Winter World University Games, Hrebeniuk finished 6th in the normal hill/10 km and 6th in the mass start 10 km/normal hill. On 17 January, he won a bronze medal in the team sprint event with Dmytro Mazurchuk, which was the first-ever medal for Ukraine in this sport at the Winter Universiades. He represented Lviv State University of Physical Culture.[4]