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 name	Владислав Юрійовин Ліскунов
Full name	Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	7 June 1978 (1978-06-07) (age 47) Nova Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	82.23 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

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	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

• List of doping cases in athletics