Taras Bybyk

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

Bybyk (back left) at the European Indoor Championships

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. Taras Bybyk. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. Taras Bybyk. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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