Ivan Heshko
Ivan Heschko (Ukrainian Іван Гешко, English transcription Ivan Heshko, . Born August 19, 1979 in Chernivtsi ) is a Ukrainian middle distance runner.
Ivan Heschko presented at 2004 Ukrainian Records in the 1500 meter run and the mile and won in international championships since 2003, five medals.
Career
After 11th place at the Junior World Championships in 1998 and 4th place in the U23 European Championships in 1999 Heschko participated in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in part, but different in the flow of. In the U23 European Championships in 2001 Heschko won in 3:39,37 minutes silver behind the German Wolfram Müller. In Munich at the European Championships in 2002 Heschko different again in the flow.
The break in the adult class he succeeded at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2003, when he finished fifth in a race in 3:44,56 minutes stroll. In the summer at the World Championships in Paris in 2003, he won bronze in 3:33,17 minutes behind Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR ) and Mehdi Baala (FRA).
To kick off the Olympic season Heschko occupied at the World Indoor Championships in 2004 in a race even slower than the previous year in 3:52,34 minutes Platz 2, three hundredths of a second in front of him sprinted the Kenyan Paul Korir crossed the finish line. In Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games Heschko ran 3:35,82 minutes and finished fifth.
At the European Indoor Championships 2005 in Madrid Heschko won in 3:36,70 minutes before the three Spaniards Juan Carlos Higuero, Reyes Estévez and Arturo Casado. In Helsinki at the world championships 2005 he finished second in a sprint race in 3:38,71 minutes rank 4
At the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Moscow won Heschko in 3:42,08 minutes. At the European Championships 2006 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 Best
- 800 m - 1:45,41 minutes ( 2003)
- 1000m - 2:19,04 minutes ( 2001)
- 1500m - 3:30,33 minutes ( 2004)
- Mile - 3:50,04 minutes ( 2004)