Yuri Omeltchenko (born 6 September 1971)[1][2] is a Ukrainian Swedish orienteeringcompetitor, winner of the 1995 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance.[3] He also obtained silver in the 2003 Long distance World Championships, and shared silver on Sprint distance in 2004. He works in a school in southeast Sweden. The school is called Sunnadalskolan F - 9 in Karlskrona, he works as a physical education teacher. He enjoys riding bikes and swimming.