Iwo Balabanov

Iwo Balabanov
nation	Bulgaria
birthday	21st February 1997 (age 23)
Career
status	active
last change: May 28, 2020

Iwo Balabanow ( Bulgarian Иво Балабанов , English transcription Ivo Balabanov; born February 21, 1997 ) is a Bulgarian medium and long-distance runner who also competes in the obstacle course .

Athletic career

Iwo Balabanow gained his first international experience in 2013 when he finished seventh in the 2000-meter obstacle course in 6: 10.92 min at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Utrecht . The following year he took part in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing over this distance , where he also finished seventh in 5: 49.64 minutes. In 2015 he finished sixth at the Junior European Championships in Eskilstuna in 9: 08.16 minutes and the following year he could not finish his prelim at the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz . In 2017 he was eliminated from the U23 European Championships in Bydgoszcz with 9: 18.10 minutes in the preliminary round and in 2018 he took part in the European Championships in Berlin for the first time , but did not make it to the final with 8: 51.52 minutes. In 2019 he started at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the 3000 meter run , but could not qualify for the final with 8: 20.31 min. He then finished fourth in the obstacle course at the U23 European Championships in Gävle in 8: 47.20 minutes.

In 2018 and 2019, Balabanow became Bulgarian champion in the 5000 meter run and in 2019 also over 1500 meters. He also won the obstacle course in 2018. Furthermore, in 2019 he became indoor champion in the 1,500 meter run .

Personal best

• 1500 meters: 3: 45.4 min, June 15, 2019 in Stara Sagora
  • 1500 meters (hall): 3: 47.71 min, February 16, 2019 in Istanbul
• 3000 meters: 8: 10.79 min, August 11, 2019 in Varaždin
  • 3000 meters (hall): 8: 01.24 min, February 17, 2019 in Istanbul
• 5000 meters: 14: 07.48 min, July 8, 2018 in Sofia
• Half marathon: 1:06:13 h, October 14, 2018 in Sofia
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 47.20 min, July 14, 2019 in Gävle

Web links

• Iwo Balabanov in the database of World Athletics (English)