Yevgeniy Meleshenko
Yevgeniy Meleshenko (born 19 January 1981) is a Kazakhstani hurdler.
He finished fifth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and finished ninth at the 2006 World Cup. He also finished seventh in the 4x400 metres relay at the 2005 Summer Universiade.[1]
On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Championships, the silver medals at the 2003 and 2005 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships. He finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games. He also won a gold in the Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.
He also competed at the World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004 and the 2008 without reaching the final.
His personal best time is 48.46 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Kazakhstan |
2000 |
World Junior Championships |
Santiago, Chile |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
51.05 |
2001 |
Universiade |
Beijing, China |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
48.46 |
2002 |
Asian Championships |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
3rd |
400 m hurdles |
49.56 |
Asian Games |
Busan, South Korea |
4th |
400 m hurdles |
49.84 |
2003 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
13th (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
48.84 |
Asian Championships |
Manila, Philippines |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
49.55 |
Afro-Asian Games |
Hyderabad, India |
1st |
400 m hurdles |
49.66 |
2004 |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
20th (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
49.48 |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
14th (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
49.22 |
Universiade |
Izmir, Turkey |
1st (h) |
400 m hurdles |
50.30 |
7th |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:09.92 |
Asian Championships |
Incheon, South Korea |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
49.18 |
6th |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:10.73 |
Asian Indoor Games |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2nd |
400 m |
47.84 |
2006 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Pattaya, Thailand |
3rd |
400 m |
48.65 |
Asian Games |
Doha, Qatar |
4th |
400 m hurdles |
50.57 |
2007 |
Asian Championships |
Amman, Jordan |
1st |
400 m hurdles |
50.01 |
6th |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:13.80 |
Universiade |
Bangkok, Thailand |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
49.86 |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
18th (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
49.56 |
2008 |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
– (h) |
400 m hurdles |
DNF |
2009 |
Asian Championships |
Guangzhou, China |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
51.47 |
2010 |
Asian Games |
Guangzhou, China |
4th |
400 m hurdles |
51.34 |
References