Yuri Sukhorukov

Date of Birth:29.03.1968

Place of Birth. Education. Born in Donetsk. Graduated from the Donetsk State Institute of Health, Physical Education and Sports.

General Information. Competes for the sports club 'Dynamo', Donetsk.

Coach - Irina Sukhorukova. First Coach - Valentin Pyhtin.

Awards and Achievements. Honored Master of Sports.

Olympics 2004 in Athens - 24th place.

European Championship 2005 - 2nd place in team competition.

World Championship 2006 - 2nd place in individual ranking.

Silver medalist of the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. In the 50m small-bore rifle shooting competition, Yuri Sukhorukov scored 1272.4 points. The Chinese Xiu Jian finished first with just a 0.1 point lead. Bronze went to the Slovenian Raymon Debevec (1271.7).

Bronze medalist in team competitions in three-position shooting at the World Championship (Germany, 2010).

World Champion among police officers (Kuwait, 2010).

Champion and medalist of the Ukrainian championships (Lviv, 2011).

Marital Status. Married, wife Irina - coach. Has a son Anton and a daughter Victoria, who also continue their parents' path and practice sports shooting.

Hobbies. Football, fishing.

29.03.2022