Viktor Aleksandrovich Butenko (; born 10 March 1993) is a Russian track and field athlete competing in the discus throw. He holds a personal best of , set in 2013.Maryanchik, Natalia (2013-05-27). Kupina, Koneva and Klishina star at the Russian Team Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31. He represented the host nation at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, finishing eighth.Viktor Butenko. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31. He was born in Stavropol.Viktor Butenko. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
He was a finalist at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, placing fifth. Among his other honours are a win at the European Cup Winter Throwing at a bronze at the European Team Championships in 2014.Viktor Butenko. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
He was the winner at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2016.Butenko Viktor. RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31. However, he was suspended from international competition in 2016 due to an overarching ban on the All-Russia Athletic Federation as a response to doping.RUSSIAN ATHLETES INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS DURING THE SUSPENSION OF THE ALL RUSSIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION (ARAF). IAAF (2016). Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
International competitions 2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia6thDiscus throw58.45 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4thDiscus throw61.48 m2013European Cup Winter ThrowingCastellón de la Plana, Spain5thDiscus throw (U23)59.86 mEuropean Team ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom11thDiscus throw51.96 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2ndDiscus throw62.27 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8thDiscus throw63.38 m2014European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugal1stDiscus throw64.38 mEuropean Team ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany3rdDiscus throw62.81 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland5thDiscus throw62.80 mDecaNationAngers, France1stDiscus throw62.54 m2015European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugal3rdDiscus throw65.44 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom23rd (q)Discus throw59.29 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9thDiscus throw62.24 m
National titles Russian Athletics Championships Discus throw: 2016
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