Vladimir Polikarpenko

Vladimir Polikarpenko (born June 9, 1972) is an athlete from Ukraine. Born in Zaporizhia, he competes in triathlon.

Polikarpenko competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took fifteenth place with a total time of 1:49:51.78. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he placed thirtieth with a total time of 1:57:39.28. For the 2008 Summer Olympic games Polikarpenko placed 35th with a final time of 1:52:51.74. He was fifth at the 2006 Lausanne world championships. Living in Turin, Italy, since ten years ago, he won The Bardolino classic race in Italy for six years in a row, from 2001 to 2006