Vladimir Grigoryev

{{Infobox speed skater

| sport = Short track speed skating

| name = Vladimir Grigorev

| image = Vladimir Putin and Viadimir Grigorev 24 February 2014.JPG

| caption =

| country = {{UKR}} (until 2007) /
{{RUS}} (since 2007)

| club =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| pb = 500 m: 40.344 (2012, Former WR)
1000 m: 1:23.795 (2013)
1500 m: 2:11.514 (2018)
3000 m: 4:53.771 (2012)

| website =

| titles =

| worlds =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{RUS}} }}

{{MedalCountry| {{UKR}} }}

}}

Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev ({{langx|ru|Владимир Викторович Григорьев}}; born 8 August 1982) is a Russian short track speed skater.{{cite web|title=Vladimir Grigorev|url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-vladimir-grigorev|work=sochi2014.com|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218125326/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-vladimir-grigorev|url-status=dead}} He previously competed for Ukraine. Grigorev is from Sumy in Ukraine.

Career

Grigorev competed for Ukraine in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics,{{cite web |url= http://www.nbcolympics.com/athlete/vladimir-grigorev |title= Vladimir's Profile |access-date= 2014-02-20 |publisher= NBC Olympics }} and the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-shorttrack-men-idUSBREA1E0F720140215 |title= Eight years on, Ahn returns to win gold for Russia |author= Julian Linden |date= 15 February 2014 |publisher= Reuters }}

He did not compete at the 2010 Olympics, and, in 2007, switched allegiance to Russia, due to a shortage of skating facilities in Ukraine.{{cite news |url= http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/russia-s-foreign-legion/1000448.html |title= Russia's 'foreign legion' finally marches to medals |date= 17 February 2014 |author= AFP |publisher= Channel NewsAsia }}

He qualified to compete for Russia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. On 15 February 2014, he won a silver medal in the 1000m short track speedskating event, as part of the first Russian 1-2 finish in short track, with Viktor Ahn winning gold. With his silver, at 31 years and 191 days of age, Grigorev became the oldest man to win a short track Olympic medal.{{cite news |url= https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/viktor-ahn-wins-1st-olympic-gold-2nd-short-152158238--oly.html |title= Viktor Ahn wins 1st Olympic gold and 2nd short track medal for his adopted Russia |author= Beth Harris |date= 15 February 2014 |agency= Associated Press |publisher= Yahoo Sports |access-date= 17 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140317195944/http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/viktor-ahn-wins-1st-olympic-gold-2nd-short-152158238--oly.html |archive-date= 17 March 2014 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }} On 21 February 2014, he won a gold medal in 5000m-relay as part of Team Russia.{{cite web |url= http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/results?date=20140221&sport=56&event=63 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222194424/http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/results?date=20140221&sport=56&event=63 |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 22, 2014 |access-date= 2014-02-21 |date = 21 February 2014 |title= Results Fri, Feb 21 |author= ESPN |publisher= ESPN Winter Olympics |work= Sochi 2014 Olympics }}