Oleksiy Kasyanov

Oleksiy Kasyanov

Personal information
Born	August 26, 1985
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Decathlon
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul Heptathlon 2016 Portland Heptathlon European Championships 2012 Helsinki Decathlon European Indoor Championships 2009 Turin Heptathlon

Oleksiy Kasyanov (Ukrainian: Олексій Касьянов; born 26 August 1985 in Stakhanov) is a Ukrainian decathlete.

Career

His personal best score is 8479 points, achieved at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.^[1] 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.^[2]

Personal life

Since 2014, he is married to Ukrainian heptathlete Hanna Melnychenko.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	4th	Decathlon	7964 pts
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	4th	Decathlon	7858 pts
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	Decathlon	8238 pts
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	2nd	Heptathlon	6205 pts
	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	5th	Decathlon	8286 pts
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	Decathlon	8479 pts
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Heptathlon	6019 pts
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	Decathlon	DNF
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th	Decathlon	8132 pts
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	Heptathlon	6071 pts
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Decathlon	8321 pts
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	Decathlon	8283 pts
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	Decathlon	DNF
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	5th	Heptathlon	6176 pts
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	8th	Decathlon	8231 pts
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	Decathlon	8262 pts
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	2nd	Heptathlon	6182 pts
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	Decathlon	8072 pts
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	Decathlon	DNF

References

1. Oleksiy Kasyanov profile at IAAF
2. Gordon, Ed (2010-06-16). Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-17.
3. Украинская чемпионка мира вышла замуж