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| Full name | Ivan Yurievich Golubkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1995 Inta, Komi Republic, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para cross-country skiing Para biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LW11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan Yurievich Golubkov (Russian: Иван Юрьевич Голубков; born 4 December 1995) is a Russian Para cross-country skier and Para biathlete. He competes in the seated class and is classified LW11.5.
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. 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.
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.
Golubkov began his active career in 2010. He made his international debut at the 2013/14 Para-Cross-Country World Cup, where he finished tenth in the seated class. He also finished tenth in the 2014/15 Para-Cross-Country World Cup, and won the 2015/16 Para-Cross-Country World Cup. 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. In biathlon, he also won 6 km and 10 km events and finished sixth in 12.5 km.
