Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov ( uk, Владислав Юрійович Піскунов; born 7 June 1978 in
Nova Kakhovka
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Kherson
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hammer throw
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Piskunov originally won a gold medal at the
1994 World Junior Championships, but failed a drugs test and became disqualified.
[IAAF World Junior Championships Eugene 2014 Facts and Figures]
IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-10. 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
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Achievements
See also
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List of doping cases in athletics
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References
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1978 births
Living people
Ukrainian male hammer throwers
Olympic male hammer throwers
Olympic athletes of Ukraine
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Doping cases in athletics
Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases
Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine
Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine
People from Nova Kakhovka
Sportspeople from Kherson Oblast
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