Ruslan Mashchenko

{{short description|Russian hurdler and sprinter}}

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|birth_date=November 11, 1971

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|sport=Men's athletics

|country={{RUS}}

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{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver| 1998 Budapest | 400 m hurdles}}

{{Medal|Silver| 2002 Munich | 4 × 400 m relay}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver| 2001 Lisbon | 4 × 400 m relay}}

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Ruslan Mikhailovich Mashchenko ({{langx|ru|Руслан Михaйлович Мащенко}}; born November 11, 1971, in Voronezh) is a retired hurdler and sprinter from Russia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Athletics Championships during his career (1998 and 2002). Along with Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Boris Gorban, and Andrey Semyonov, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2001 World Indoor Championships . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004), and set his personal best (48.06 s) in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 13 June 1998 in Helsinki, Finland.