Yuri Hychun
Jurij Hychun ( Ukrainian Юрій Гичун , English transcription Yuriy Hychun ; born February 10, 1977 ) is a Ukrainian marathon runner .
In 2003 he finished eighth in the Frankfurt Marathon , and the following year he was sixth in the Prague Half Marathon and third in the Carlos Lopes Gold Marathon in Lisbon . A third place at the Country Music Marathon in Nashville in 2005 was followed by a twelfth place at the Hamburg Marathon in 2006 and a seventh place in Nashville in 2007.
In 2008 he won the Dębno marathon in 2:10:59 h and just missed the course record set by Antoni Niemczak in 1986. In 2009 he was sixth in the Nagano marathon .
Personal bests
- Half marathon : 1:03:56 h, March 27, 2004, Prague
- Marathon: 2:10:59 h, April 13, 2008, Dębno
- 3000 m obstacle course : 8: 31.68 min, July 3, 2004, Yalta
Web links
- Yuriy Hychun in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hychun, Yuri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Гичун, Юрій; Hychun, Yuriy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ukrainian marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1977 |