Mikhail Antonovich Dasko (Russian: Михаил Антонович Дасько; born 26 January 1961) is a Russian former long-distance runner who competed for the Soviet Union and later Russia. He was a bronze medallist at both the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1988 and the 1992 IAAF World Cup. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Mikhail Dasko
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Budapest 3000 m
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Havana 10,000 m

Born in Zashchebye in the Gomel Region of the Belarusian SSR,[1] he became prominent at national level in the mid-1980s with a 5000 m win at the Soviet Athletics Championships. He went on to win that title three more times, in a consecutive run from 1989 to 1991. He also did a national distance double with 10,000 metres titles in 1990 and 1991.[2] Indoors, he won the 3000 metres in 1990 and a 3000/5000 m indoor double in 1991 (meaning he won all the distance indoor and outdoor Soviet track titles that year).[3]

His first major medal (a 3000 m bronze) came at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] He represented the Soviet Union later that year at the Summer Olympics and was a semi-finalist.[1] Further bronze medals followed at the 1989 European Cup then the 1990 Goodwill Games.[5][6] He would later claim another bronze, over 10,000 m, at the 1992 IAAF World Cup.[7]

Dasko competed four times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, twice for the Soviet Union and twice for Russia. His best finish was 32nd place at the 1991 edition. His two other global performances brought tenth in the 3000 m at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships and an appearance in the first round of the 5000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.[8]

He also competed internationally at the 1986 Goodwill Games, 1992 International Chiba Ekiden and the 1994 European Cross Country Championships.[9]

Personal bests

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All information from All-Athletics[10]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 4th 5000 m 13:49.87
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 3000 m 7:56.51
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 25th 5000 m 13:43.65
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 101st Senior race 42:59
18th Senior team 642 pts
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th 3000 m 7:54.80
European Cup Gateshead, United Kingdom 3rd 5000 m 13:47.56
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 3000 m 7:55.22
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 6th (q) 5000 m 13:47.04
Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd 5000 m 13:36.44
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 32nd Senior race 35:04
8th Senior team 409 pts
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 7th (q) 5000 m 13:59.71
IAAF Grand Prix Final Barcelona, Spain 5th 5000 m 13:27.77
1992 IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 10,000 m 29:00.26
International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan 7th Ekiden 14:12 (leg)
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain 77th Senior race 34:59
11th Senior team 528 pts
1994 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta, Spain 84th Senior race 36:52
9th Senior team 454 pts
European Cross Country Championships Alnwick, United Kingdom 55th Senior race 29:23

National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mikhail Dasko. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  2. ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  3. ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  4. ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  5. ^ European Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  6. ^ Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  7. ^ World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  8. ^ Mikhail Dasko. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  9. ^ Mikhail Dasko. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
  10. ^ Mikhail Dasko. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-25.
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