Vitali Alyaksandravich Parakhonka (Belarusian: Віталій Аляксандравіч Парахонька; born 18 August 1993) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[1] He represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals.

Vitali Parakhonka
Personal information
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)
Orsha
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belarus
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team event

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[2]

His personal bests are 13.40 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (-1.0 m/s, Minsk 2018) and 7.70 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Mogilyov 2018).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Belarus
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 51st (h) 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.47
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.76
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 11th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.10
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 60 m hurdles DQ
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 24th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.00
European Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.69
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.72
World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.65
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.87
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 25th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.61

References

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  1. ^ Vitali Parakhonka at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "Team results" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.