Viktor Butenko Explained

Viktor Butenko
Birth Date:10 March 1993
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus throw

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, 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]

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

2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia6thDiscus throw58.45 m
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4thDiscus throw61.48 m
2013European Cup Winter ThrowingCastellón de la Plana, Spain5thDiscus throw (U23)59.86 m
European Team ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom11thDiscus throw51.96 m
European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finlandbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw62.27 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8thDiscus throw63.38 m
2014European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugalbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw64.38 m
European Team ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany3rdDiscus throw62.81 m
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland5thDiscus throw62.80 m
DecaNationAngers, Francebgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw62.54 m
2015European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugal3rdDiscus throw65.44 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom23rd (q)Discus throw59.29 m
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9thDiscus throw62.24 m

National titles

Notes and References

  1. Maryanchik, Natalia (2013-05-27). Kupina, Koneva and Klishina star at the Russian Team Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/russia/victor-butenko-263518 Viktor Butenko
  3. http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=b/athlete=148742-butenko-viktor/index.html Viktor Butenko
  4. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/443926 Viktor Butenko
  5. http://eng.rusathletics.com/sbo/athletes.7401.htm Butenko Viktor
  6. http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=73e3ef68-dee7-4af0-a487-1dd63050693a.pdf&urlslug=Russian%20athletes%20who%20are%20ineligible%20for%20international%20competition%20during%20suspension%20of%20ARAF RUSSIAN ATHLETES INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS DURING THE SUSPENSION OF THE ALL RUSSIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION (ARAF)