Oleksiy Kasyanov or Oleksii Serhiiovych Kasianov ( uk, Олексій Сергійович Касьянов; born 26 August 1985 in Stakhanov (now
Kadiivka
Kadiivka (), or Stakhanov (; ), is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (region) of eastern Ukraine occupied by Russia. The city is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population is approximately . The city has been under the control of t ...
,
Ukraine
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) is a Ukrainian
decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ...
.
Career
His personal best score is 8479 points, achieved at the
2009 World Championships in
Berlin, Germany
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.
He won the 2010
TNT-Fortuna Meeting in
Kladno with a total of 8381 points, leading from the first day onwards with the help of a 14.24 seconds personal best in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hu ...
.
Personal life
Since 2014, he is married to Ukrainian heptathlete
Hanna Melnychenko.
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Competition record
References
1985 births
Living people
Ukrainian decathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Ukraine
People from Stakhanov, Ukraine
European Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine
Sportspeople from Luhansk Oblast
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