Taras Bybyk
Appearance
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Taras Bybyk Igorovych (born 27 March 1992) is a Ukrainian male track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.
Career
His greatest achievements came in the 2013 season. He won his first national title indoors then finished fifth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1] He won 800 m silver at the European Athletics U23 Championships before representing Ukraine at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
Born in Chernivtsi,[2] he competed in age-category events for his country, including the Gymnasiade, World Junior Championships in Athletics and European Athletics Junior Championships. He stopped competing internationally after 2014.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Gymnasiade | Doha, Qatar | (q) | 400 m | 51.31 |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.15 |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | (semis) | 800 m | 1:49.25 |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 800 m | 1:50.38 |
European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.20 | |
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.10 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 38th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.39 |
National titles
- Ukrainian Indoor Championships
- 800 m: 2013
References
- ^ Taras Bybyk. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ Taras Bybyk. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.