Taras Bybyk Igorovych (born 27 March 1992) is a Ukrainian male track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.

Taras Bybyk
Personal information
Born (1992-03-27) March 27, 1992 (age 32)
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportTrack and Field
Event400, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1.46.20[1]
400 metres: 47.16 [1]
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Track and Field
European Championship
Silver medal – second place Tampere 2013 European Championship U23 2013
World Championship
Ukrainian championship
Gold medal – first place Sumy 2013 Ukrainian championship 2013
Silver medal – second place Sumy 2012 Ukrainian championship 2012
Bybyk (back left) at the European Indoor Championships

Career

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His greatest achievements came in the 2013 season. He won his first national title indoors then finished fifth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[2] He won 800 m silver at the European Athletics U23 Championships before representing Ukraine at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Born in Chernivtsi,[3] 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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 Gymnasiade   QAT Doha, Qatar (q) 400 m 51.31
2010 World Junior Championships   CAN Moncton, Canada 4th (h) 800 m 1:51.15
2011 European Junior Championships   EST Tallinn, Estonia (semis) 800 m 1:49.25
2013 European Indoor Championships   SWE Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 800 m 1:50.38
European U23 Championships   FIN Tampere, Finland 2nd 800 m 1:46.20
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.10
World Championships   RUS Moscow, Russia 38th (h) 800 m 1:49.39

National titles

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  • Ukrainian Indoor Championships
    • 800 m: 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b IAAF. "Athlete profile for Ivan Heshko".
  2. ^ Taras Bybyk. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ Taras Bybyk. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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