Vladyslav Piskunov

Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Піскунов; born 7 June 1978 in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower.

Vladyslav Piskunov
Personal information
Native nameВладислав Юрійовин Ліскунов
Full nameVladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov
NationalityUkrainian
Born7 June 1978 (1978-06-07) (age 46)
Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best82.23 m (2002)
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
1999 Seville Hammer
European Championships
2002 Munich Hammer
Universiade
2001 Beijing Hammer
1999 Palma de Mallorca Hammer
European Throwing Cup
2001 Nice Hammer

Piskunov originally won a gold medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships, but failed a drugs test and became disqualified.[1] At the 2005 World Championships he failed another test and received a life ban.

His personal best throw was 82.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Koncha-Zaspa.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Ukraine
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal — DQ
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th 75.10 m
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 76.26 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 79.03 m
Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3rd 78.61 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 14th 76.08 m
2001 Universiade Beijing, PR China 2nd 77.99 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 14th 76.34 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 80.39 m
2003 Military World Games Catania, Italy 2nd 74.88 m
World Championships Paris, France 16th 75.65 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece — NM

See also

References
  1. IAAF World Junior Championships Eugene 2014 Facts and Figures. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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