Ion Luchianov (, Ivan Lukyanov; born 31 January 1981 in Slobozia-Duşca) is a Moldovan-Russian steeplechaser.Ion Luchianov . Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-06-27. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metres steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, he finished 12th in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, he finished tenth in the final.
He changed his sporting nationality in December 2013, choosing to compete for Russia over his native Moldova. He became eligible to represent Russia internationally in May 2014.Transfers of allegiance. IAAF (2014-05-27). Retrieved on 2014-06-27.
Competition record Representing 1998World Youth GamesMoscow, Russia3rd3000 m8:32.101999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia5th3000 m st8:50.762000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile11th3000 m st9:16.322001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands23rd (h)3000 m st9:05.312003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6th3000 m st8:35.12UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea5th3000 m st8:43.252004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (h)3000 m st8:26.172005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey9th5000 m14:04.34 2nd3000 m st8:30.66World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (h)3000 m st8:32.092006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th3000 m st8:34.862007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 3rd3000 m st8:23.832008Olympic GamesBeijing, China12th3000 m st8:27.822009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia 1st3000 m st8:25.79World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (h)3000 m st8:27.412010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th (h)3000 m8:15.91European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 3rd3000 m st8:19.642011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea8th3000 m st8:19.692012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom10th3000 m st8:28.152013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th3000 m st8:19.99Representing 2014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland5th3000 m st8:32.50
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