Dmytro Baranovskyi or Dmytro Baranovskyy (; born July 28, 1979) is a male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

from

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

who specialises in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

. He represented his country in the event at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

Career

Baranovskyy won the 2005 edition of the annual

Fukuoka Marathon The is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan. It was previously known as the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship between 1947 and 2021, when it was announced the race would be discontinued on i ...

, clocking 2:08:29 on December 4, 2005. He set his personal best of 2:07:15 at the competition the following year, but was beaten into the runner-up spot by

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie (; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former Long-distance running, long-distance track running, track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Athletics Championships, World Cha ...

. He was also the winner of the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

at the

2001 European Athletics U23 Championships The 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean ...

. He returned to Fukuoka in 2011 and came seventh, the second European to finish after Dmitriy Safronov.Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-04)
Running in his debut, Ndambiri triumphs in Fukuoka
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.

Achievements

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* * 1979 births Living people Ukrainian male long-distance runners Ukrainian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub