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Born | 11 November 1982 |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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Country | Ukraine |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Ivan Babaryka ( Ukrainian: Іван Бабарика; born 11 November 1982) is a Ukrainian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
He began his career as a track athlete and became the Ukrainian indoor champion over 3000 metres in 2006. [1] He won the 2007 Moscow International Peace Marathon, running a time of 2:20:34 in severe weather conditions. [2] He finished in second place with a time of 2:14:55 at the 2008 Mainz Marathon, behind compatriot Andriy Naumov. [3] He returned to Moscow in September and defended his marathon title with a time of 2:20:11. [4] The following year, he was again runner up at the Mainz Marathon, this time to Sammy Kipkoech Tum, recording a season's best time of 2:15:36. [5] He finished fifth at the Albstädter Citylauf with a time of 30:06, but he was the fastest European runner outside of the all- Kenyan top four. [6]
He started 2010 with a win in the Championship of Ukraine of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 5K cross country race. [7] He was a surprise winner of the Pyongyang Marathon in April that year, knocking nearly a minute of his previous marathon best with 2:13:56 to take victory over more favoured opposition. [8]
Event | Time ( h: m: s) | Venue | Date |
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10,000 metres | 28:57.1 | Kyiv, Ukraine | 15 June 2006 |
Marathon | 2:11:48 | Barcelona, Spain | 25 March 2012 |