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 69) Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union Kazakhstan
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Dynamo Almaty
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	93.70 m (1985, old model) 85.16 m (1987, new model)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1987 Rome Javelin European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Javelin

Viktor Aleksandrovich Yevsyukov (Russian: Виктор Апександрович Евсюков, born October 6, 1956, in Stalino (now 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). It is also the standing Kazakhstani record. 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	81.80 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	82.52 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	82.32 m
Representing Kazakhstan
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	37th	71.12 m

External links

• Viktor Yevsyukov at World Athletics