Ion Luchianov Explained

Ion Luchianov (Russian: Иван Лукьянов, Ivan Lukyanov; born 31 January 1981 in 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

Representing
1998World Youth GamesMoscow, Russia3rd3000 m8:32.10
1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia5th3000 m st8:50.76
2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile11th3000 m st9:16.32
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands23rd (h)3000 m st9:05.31
2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6th3000 m st8:35.12
UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea5th3000 m st8:43.25
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (h)3000 m st8:26.17
2005UniversiadeIzmir, Turkey9th5000 m14:04.34
2nd3000 m st8:30.66
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (h)3000 m st8:32.09
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th3000 m st8:34.86
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand3rd3000 m st8:23.83
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China12th3000 m st8:27.82
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia1st3000 m st8:25.79
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (h)3000 m st8:27.41
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th (h)3000 m8:15.91
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd3000 m st8:19.64
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea8th3000 m st8:19.69
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom10th3000 m st8:28.15
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th3000 m st8:19.99
Representing
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland5th3000 m st8:32.50

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/ion-luchianov-1.html Ion Luchianov
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=dd2bd4bb-862e-4d16-a51d-ad0dc080bff7.pdf&urlslug=Transfers%20of%20allegiance%20-%20News%20153 Transfers of allegiance