Oleksiy Kasyanov

Oleksiy Kasyanov
Personal information
Born (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country  Ukraine
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul Heptathlon
2016 Portland Heptathlon
European Championships
2012 Helsinki Decathlon
European Indoor Championships
2009 Turin Heptathlon

Oleksiy Kasyanov (Ukrainian: Олексій Касьянов; born 26 August 1985 in Stakhanov) is a Ukrainian decathlete.

Career

His personal best score is 8479 points, achieved at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.[1] He won the 2010 TNT-Fortuna Meeting in Kladno with a total of 8381 points, leading from the first day onwards with the help of a 14.24 seconds personal best in the 110 metres hurdles.[2]

Personal life

Since 2014, he is married to Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 4th Decathlon 7964 pts
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 4th Decathlon 7858 pts
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th Decathlon 8238 pts
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd Heptathlon 6205 pts
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 5th Decathlon 8286 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Decathlon 8479 pts
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 6th Heptathlon 6019 pts
European Championships Barcelona, Spain – Decathlon DNF
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th Decathlon 8132 pts
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Heptathlon 6071 pts
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd Decathlon 8321 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th Decathlon 8283 pts
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia – Decathlon DNF
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th Heptathlon 6176 pts
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th Decathlon 8231 pts
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 9th Decathlon 8262 pts
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2nd Heptathlon 6182 pts
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th Decathlon 8072 pts
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Decathlon DNF

References

  1. ↑ Oleksiy Kasyanov profile at IAAF
  2. ↑ Gordon, Ed (2010-06-16). Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-17.
  3. ↑ Украинская чемпионка мира вышла замуж
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