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| Full name | Ivan Yurievich Golubkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1995 Inta, Komi Republic, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cross-country skiing para biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan Yurievich Golubkov (Russian: Иван Юрьевич Голубков; born 4 December 1995) is a Russian cross-country skier and biathlete. He competes in the seated class and is classified LW11.5.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ivan Golubkov was born in Inta, Komi Republic, with spina bifida. He spent his childhood in an orphanage until he was five, and then in the Kochpon Psychoneurological Boarding School in Syktyvkar. He was a very strong and active child. He took up cross-country skiing after watching his sister Maria Iovleva, who grew up in the same orphanage with him.[2] It was Alexander Porshnev, his first coach, who introduced him to cross-country skiing. At Porshnev's suggestion, Golubkov join a cross-country skiing club.[3]
In March 2026, after returning from the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, he was awarded of the Order Of Friendship by President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.[4]
Career
[edit]Golubkov began his active career in 2010.[5] He made his international debut at the 2013/14 Para-Cross-Country World Cup, where he finished tenth in the seated class.[6] He also finished tenth in the 2014/15 Para-Cross-Country World Cup, and won the 2015/16 Para-Cross-Country World Cup.[7] He won the Para-Cross-Country World Cup again in 2017/18, 2019/20, and 2020/21.
Golubkov participated in the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships, winning all three distances in cross-country skiing, while also winning the relay in the open relay with himself on the team.[8] In biathlon, he also won 6 km and 10 km events and finished sixth in 12.5 km.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Athlete Profile - Ivan Golubkov". IPC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Голубков Иван Юрьевич Рецепт - Спорт. Информационный портал". www.rezeptsport.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ "«Я никогда не сходил с дистанции»: откровения спортсмена со Spina bifida". Здоровье Mail.ru (in Russian). 2022-04-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ "Putin kneels down to award Paralympic gold medallist Ivan Golubkov; 'symbolic gesture' goes viral". The Indian Express. 2026-03-21. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "Ivan Golubkov". IPC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2013/14 World Cup Overall Rankings". IPC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2015/16 World Cup Overall Rankings". IPC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Cross Country - Ivan Golubkov". IPC. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "Biathlon - Ivan Golubkov". IPC. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Cross-country skiers at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for Russia
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian male biathletes
- Russian male cross-country skiers
- Skiers from the Komi Republic