Vladyslav Piskunov

Vladyslav Piskunov

Personal information
Native name	Владислав Юрійовин Ліскунов
Full name	Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	June 7, 1978 (age 37) Nova Kakhovka, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	82.23 m (2002)
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  Ukraine World Championships 1999 Seville Hammer European Championships 2002 Munich Hammer Universiade 2001 Beijing Hammer 1999 Palma de Mallorca Hammer

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. 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
Representing  Ukraine
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	—	DQ
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th	75.10 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, 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

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• Vladyslav Piskunov profile at IAAF