user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: In which position did Iljuštšenko finish in the European Championships held prior to 2008?
Columns: ['Year', 'Competition', 'Venue', 'Position', 'Notes']
Types: ['real', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [2004.0, 'World Junior Championships', 'Grosseto , Italy', '15th', '1.75 m']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT "Position" FROM "Table" WHERE "Year" < 2008.0 AND "Competition" = 'European Championships';