Ivan Heschko

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Iwan Tarasowytsch Heschko ( Ukrainian Іван Тарасович Гешко , English transcription Ivan Heshko ; born August 19, 1979 in Chernivtsi ) is a Ukrainian middle-distance runner .

Ivan Heschko set Ukrainian records in the 1,500-meter run and the mile in 2004 and has won five medals at international championships since 2003.

Career

After 11th place at the Junior World Championships in 1998 and 4th place at the U23 European Championships in 1999, Heschko took part in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , but was eliminated in the run-up. At the U23 European Championships in 2001, Heschko won silver in 3: 39.37 minutes behind the German Wolfram Müller . In Munich at the European Championships in 2002 , Heschko was eliminated again in the preliminary run.

His breakthrough in the adult class came at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2003 , when he was fifth in a slow race in 3: 44.56 minutes. In the summer of the 2003 World Championships in Paris he won bronze in 3: 33.17 minutes behind Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) and Mehdi Baala (FRA).

At the start of the Olympic season, Heschko finished second at the 2004 Indoor World Championships in an even slower race than in the previous year in 3: 52.34 minutes. Kenyan Paul Korir sprinted across the finish line three hundredths of a second ahead of him . In Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games , Heschko ran 3: 35.82 minutes and came in fifth.

At the European Indoor Championships in Madrid in 2005, Heschko won in 3: 36.70 minutes ahead of the three Spaniards Juan Carlos Higuero , Reyes Estévez and Arturo Casado . In Helsinki at the 2005 World Championships , he finished fourth in a sprint race in 3: 38.71 minutes.

In 2006 at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow , Heschko won in 3: 42.08 minutes. At the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg , Heschko finished second behind Mehdi Baala in 3: 39.50 minutes.

At a height of 1.81 m, his competition weight is 70 kg.

Personal bests

  • 800 m: 1: 45.41 min (2003)
  • 1000 m: 2: 19.04 min (2001)
  • 1500 m: 3: 30.33 min (2004)
  • 1 mile: 3: 50.04 min (2004)

literature

  • Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2006. The international Track and Field Annual. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2006, ISBN 1-899807-34-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Heschko, Ivan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Гешко, Іван Тарасович (Ukrainian); Heshko, Ivan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Chernivtsi , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union