Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Піскунов; born 7 June 1978 in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower.

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Vladyslav Piskunov

Personal information
Native name	Владислав Юрійовин Ліскунов
Full name	Vladyslav Yuriyovych Piskunov
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	7 June 1978 (1978-06-07) (age 45) 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

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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.

• List of doping cases in athletics