Vitaliy Butrym Explained
Vitaliy Butrym (Ukrainian: Віталій Бутрим; born 10 January 1991) is a Ukrainian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.
Career
He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. He also competed in one indoor and two outdoor World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 45.01 seconds outdoors (Almaty 2015) and 46.45 seconds indoors (Istanbul 2018). Both are the current national records.[2] [3] [4]
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 8th | 400 m | 46.96 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 42nd (h) | 400 m | 47.62 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 47.01 |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 45.88 |
| 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.10 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 21st (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.98 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 17th (h) | 400 m | 46.98 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.79 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 24th (sf) | 400 m | 48.16 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 48.09 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 39th (h) | 400 m | 45.88 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 46.07 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.45 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30th (h) | 400 m | 45.92 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 17th (h) | 400 m | 47.76 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.64 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 400 m | 47.45 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 46.01 |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.93 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 400 m | 47.20 | |
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/vitaliy-butrym-1.html Sports-Reference profile
- Web site: Vitaliy BUTRYM Profile. 2020-07-25. www.worldathletics.org.
- Web site: Бутрим побив рекорд України у приміщенні з бігу на 400 метрів . uk . Butrym beat Ukrainian 400 metres indoor record . . 16 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214103138/http://uaf.org.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13528:butrym-pobyv-rekord-ukrainy-u-prymishchenni-z-bihu-na-400-metriv&catid=40:uanews . 14 February 2019 . live .
- Web site: Легкоатлетичний вік-енд. Національний рекорд Бутрима і перемоги в Чехії . uk . Athletics week-end: Butrym's national record and wins in Czech Republic . . 16 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190516064523/http://uaf.org.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11097:lehkoatletychnyi-vik-end-natsionalnyi-rekord-butryma-i-peremohy-v-chekhii&catid=40:uanews . 16 May 2019 . live.
