Viktor Aleksandrovich Butenko (Russian: Виктор Александрович Бутенко; born 10 March 1993) is a Russian track and field athlete competing in the discus throw. He holds a personal best of 65.97 m (216 ft 5 in), set in 2013.[1] He represented the host nation at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, finishing eighth.[2] He was born in Stavropol.[3]
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 10 March 1993 | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||
Medal record
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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.[4]
He was the winner at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2016.[5] 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.[6]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 6th | Discus throw | 58.45 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Discus throw | 61.48 m |
| 2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | 5th | Discus throw (U23) | 59.86 m |
| European Team Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 11th | Discus throw | 51.96 m | |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Discus throw | 62.27 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | Discus throw | 63.38 m | |
| 2014 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Leiria, Portugal | 1st | Discus throw | 64.38 m |
| European Team Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 3rd | Discus throw | 62.81 m | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | Discus throw | 62.80 m | |
| DecaNation | Angers, France | 1st | Discus throw | 62.54 m | |
| 2015 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Leiria, Portugal | 3rd | Discus throw | 65.44 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Discus throw | 59.29 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th | Discus throw | 62.24 m |
National titles edit
- Russian Athletics Championships
- Discus throw: 2016
References edit
- ^ Maryanchik, Natalia (2013-05-27). Kupina, Koneva and Klishina star at the Russian Team Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
- ^ Viktor Butenko. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
- ^ Viktor Butenko. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
- ^ Viktor Butenko. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
- ^ Butenko Viktor. RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
- ^ 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.
