Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov (; 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.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.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal —DQ1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary10th75.10 m1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st76.26 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 3rd79.03 mUniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain 3rd78.61 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia14th76.08 m 2001UniversiadeBeijing, PR China 2nd77.99 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada14th76.34 m 2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 2nd80.39 m 2003Military World GamesCatania, Italy 2nd74.88 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France16th75.65 m 2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece—NM
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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