Viktor Yevsyukov

Viktor Yevsyukov
Personal information
Native name Виктор Александрович Евсюков
Full name Viktor Aleksandrovich Yevsyukov
Nationality Kazakh
Born October 6, 1956 (1956-10-06) (age 60)
Donetsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country  Soviet Union
 Kazakhstan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club Dynamo Almaty
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 93.70 m (1985)

Viktor Aleksandrovich Yevsyukov (Russian: Виктор Апександрович Евсюков, born October 6, 1956 in Donetsk, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a retired javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union and later Kazakhstan during his active career. He won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.

His personal best throw is 85.16 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz). His personal best with the old javelin design, in use prior to April 1986, was 93.70 metres, thrown in Kiev on July 17, 1985. This was the third best mark ever by a Soviet thrower, behind only Heino Puuste and Jānis Lūsis.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 2nd
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th
Representing  Kazakhstan
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 37th 71.12 m


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