| Birth Date: | 1988 3, df=y |
| Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Javelin |
Roman Avramenko (Ukrainian: Роман Валерійович Авраменко; born 23 March 1988 in Kirovske) is a Ukrainian javelin thrower.
He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He did not progress to the final and finished in 14th place with a throw of 80.06 metres.[1]
He served a two-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone, having tested positive at the 2013 World Championships, where he had finished in fifth position. The ban lasted from 17 August 2013 to 27 August 2015.[2]
A native of Crimea, he transferred his eligibility to Russia but received an 8-year doping ban shortly afterwards due to a failed out of competition test. The effective start date of the ban was 30 July 2015 (before the previous ban had expired).[3]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 15th (q) | Javelin | 66.34 m | |
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd | Javelin throw (0.7 kg) | 79.22 m | |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | Javelin throw | 76.01 m | |
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2nd | Javelin throw | 75.24 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 29th (q) | Javelin throw | 71.64 m | |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 71.14 m | |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4th | Javelin throw | 78.46 m | ||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Javelin throw | 77.44 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Javelin throw | 79.52 m | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 2nd | Javelin throw | 81.42 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | Javelin throw | 82.51 m | ||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | Javelin throw | 80.06 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th (DSQ) | Javelin throw | 82.05 m | |