Vitaliy Shafar or Vitalii Shafar (Ukrainian: Віталій Шафар, born 27 January 1982 in Lutsk) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon, finishing in 29th place. He finished fourth in the 2014 Boston Marathon and tenth at the 2015 Boston Marathon.

Vitaliy Shafar
Vitalii Shafar
Shafar in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1982-01-27) January 27, 1982 (age 42)
Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
EventMarathon

He won the Macau Marathon in 2015 in 2:14.44 and set a personal best of 2:09:53 hours for the marathon at the 2014 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

References

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  1. ^ "Vitaliy Shafar". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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