Vladyslav Piskunov
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Native name | Владислав Юрійовин Ліскунов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 7, 1978 Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | (age 43)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 82.23 m (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Піскунов; born 7 June 1978 in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower.
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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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[]
- ^ IAAF World Junior Championships Eugene 2014 Facts and Figures. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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- Olympic male hammer throwers
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine
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