| Arguably
the strongest man on the World Cup circuit, Ukrainian Vladimir
Polikarpenko is always a threat for the podium, having won
the 2003 World Cup series.Vladimir is a swim specialist who
has made improvements on the bike but still considers the
bike his weakest discipline. Consistently ranked in the top
ten Vladimir is also recognized among athletes for his dry
sense of humor.
Highlights:
2003 Winner of the World Cup Series
2003 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup - 1st
2003 St. Anthony's ITU World Cup - 2nd
2002 Cancun ITU Triathlon World Championships - 5th
2002 Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup - 2nd
| Date
of Birth: |
June 9, 1972 |
| Born:
|
Zaporozhye,
Ukraine |
| Nationality:
|
Ukrainian |
| Hometown: |
Zaporozhye,
Ukraine |
| Nickname: |
Vlad |
| Years
in Triathlon: |
Since
1994 |
| Sponsors: |
Cinelli,
Mizuno, Orca - equipment, Peperonchino |
| Education: |
Computer
Engineering |
| Occupation:
|
Triathlete |
| Languages: |
Russian,
Ukrainian, English, Italian |
| Hobbies: |
Guitar
|
| Marital
Status: |
Married |
| Children: |
Son
Sergey, born in 1998 |
| Sports
Hero: |
Mario
Cipollini, Sergey Bubka, Tatyana Samoilenko |
| Proudest
Moment: |
Olympic
Games, 3rd place in European Championships in Velden in
1998, June 6th when son was born, hope to have more happy
moments in the nearest future. |
| Injuries: |
Minor |
| Training
Week: |
Temporarily
reside in Turin, Italy, mainly 6 days a week, swimming
at 8 am (Fiat swimming pool), bike at midday, running
after 4 p.m. Sauna on Thursday. |
| Historical
results |
| World
Championships |
|
| 2004
Madeira, POR |
34th |
| 2002
Cancun, MEX |
5th |
| World
Cup |
|
| 2004 |
|
|
Rio World Cup, BRA |
4th |
| Cancun,
MEX |
5th |
| Madrid
World Cup, ESP |
2nd |
| Hamburg,
GER |
3rd |
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
3rd |
| 2003 |
|
| Rio,
BRA |
1st |
| Cancun,
MEX |
1st |
| Athens,
GRE |
7th |
| Madeira,
POR |
21st |
| Madrid,
ESP |
2nd |
| Nice,
FRA |
2nd |
| Hamburg,
GER |
11th |
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
1st |
| St.
Anthony's, USA |
2nd |
| 2002 |
|
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
2nd |
| Hamburg,
GER |
4th |
| Nice,
FRA |
3rd |
| 2001 |
|
| Rennes,
FRA |
22nd
|
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
4th |
| 2000 |
|
|
Sydney,
AUS |
3rd
|
| Tiszaujvaros,
HUN |
5th
|
| 1999
Cancun, MEX |
1st
|
| 1997
Cancun, MEX |
3rd
|
| Regional
|
|
| 2004
European Championships |
16th |
| 1998
European Championships |
3rd |
| Games |
|
| 2004
Athens Olympics |
30th |
| 2000
Sydney Olympic Games |
15th |
| International
Events |
|
| 2003
Valsana International, ITA |
3rd |
| 2003
Clermont International, USA |
2nd |
| 2002
Palermo International, ITA |
10th |
| 2002
Geneva International, SUI |
3rd |
| 2002
Hannover International, GER |
2nd |
| 2002
Frankfurt International, GER |
1st |
| 2001
Forte dei Marmi International, ITA |
2nd
|
| 2001
Palermo International, Italy |
1st |
|
