Ion Luchianov
Ion Luchianov (
Slobozia-Duşca, Criuleni) is a male steeplechaser from Moldova.[1] He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metres steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China he finished 12th in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain
, he finished tenth in the final.
He changed his sporting nationality in December 2013, choosing to compete for Russia over his native Moldova. He became eligible to represent Russia internationally in May 2014.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Moldova
| |||||
| 1998 | World Youth Games | Moscow, Russia
|
3rd | 3000 m | 8:32.10 |
| 1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia
|
5th | 3000 m st | 8:50.76 |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile
|
11th | 3000 m st | 9:16.32 |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
23rd (h) | 3000 m st | 9:05.31 |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
|
6th | 3000 m st | 8:35.12 |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea
|
5th | 3000 m st | 8:43.25 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
|
20th (h) | 3000 m st | 8:26.17 |
| 2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey
|
9th | 5000 m | 14:04.34 |
| 2nd | 3000 m st | 8:30.66 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
|
27th (h) | 3000 m st | 8:32.09 | |
| 2006 | European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
15th | 3000 m st | 8:34.86 |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand
|
3rd | 3000 m st | 8:23.83 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
|
12th | 3000 m st | 8:27.82 |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia
|
1st | 3000 m st | 8:25.79 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
|
18th (h) | 3000 m st | 8:27.41 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
|
17th (h) | 3000 m | 8:15.91 |
European Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
3rd | 3000 m st | 8:19.64 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
|
8th | 3000 m st | 8:19.69 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
|
10th | 3000 m st | 8:28.15 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
|
10th | 3000 m st | 8:19.99 |
Representing  Russia
| |||||
| 2014 | European Championships
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
5th | 3000 m st | 8:32.50 |
References
- ^ Ion Luchianov Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
- ^ Transfers of allegiance. IAAF (2014-05-27). Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
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