Dmitry Polyunin

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Dmitriy Polyunin (Russian: Дмитрий Полюнин; born April 6, 1969) is a retired javelin thrower from Uzbekistan, who competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he did not reach the final, although he was ranked as the number ten of the world in 1992 (85.74 metres).

Doping[]

Polyunin tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and had to hand back the bronze medal. He received a four-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.[1][2][3]

Seasonal bests by year[]

  • 1988 - 69.12
  • 1991 - 78.50
  • 1992 - 85.74
  • 1993 - 81.04
  • 1999 - 77.74
  • 2000 - 77.74

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 4th 69.12 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th 78.50 m
Representing Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 18th 76.40 m
Representing  Uzbekistan
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany DSQ (3rd) Doping

References[]

  1. ^ Phil Hersh: Dopers, Ex-dopers And `Hmmm' Take Spotlight, Chicago Tribune, 22 August 1993
  2. ^ Mike Rowbottom: World Athletics Championships: Jackson adheres to golden rule for Britain: British hurdlers hit the heights as Regis claims silver and drugs test gives Hill a bronze, The Independent, 21 August 1993
  3. ^ Butler, Mark (2015). "Doping violations at IAAF World Championships". IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Handbook. Monaco: IAAF. pp. 75–78.


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