Russian discus thrower
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]
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
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
References
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