Viktor Jewsyukov

Viktor Jewsjukow ( Russian Виктор Евсюков, English transcription Viktor Yevsyukov ; born October 6, 1956 in Donetsk ) is a Kazakh athlete who was a former competitor for the Soviet Union and who was successful as a javelin thrower in the late 1980s . He won two international medals.

Jewsjukov came into the public spotlight very late, at the age of almost thirty. Although he appeared in the year's best list as early as 1980 with a performance of 85.20 m, his first participation in an international competition was only in 1986, when the European Championships took place in Stuttgart . In the first attempt of the final, he managed a throw of 81.80 m, which meant winning the bronze medal behind Klaus Tafelmeier (gold with 84.76 m) and Detlef Michel (silver with 81.90 m). None of the three medal winners had another 80 meter throw.

In the following year at the World Championships in Rome in 1987 , he presented himself in top form. He had four valid final throws, all of which ended up beyond the 80-meter mark. The furthest was measured at 82.52 m and would almost have earned him the gold medal if the Finn Seppo Räty had not thrown a good meter further (83.54 m) in the last round. The bronze medal went to Jan Železný with 82.20 m .

At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 Jewsjukov again achieved four throws over 80 meters: 81.42 m - 82.32 m - 80.38 m - 81.42 m. This time, however, he was denied a medal because the third-placed, Seppo Räty, scored 83.26 m. Jewsjukow was fifth behind Klaus Tafelmeier.

Then it became quiet around him. Only five years later, at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart , the now almost 37-year-old competed again - in the jersey of his home country Kazakhstan. However, his time was over: With 71.12 m, he missed the required qualifying distance by almost 10 meters and finished the competition in 37th place (among 47 participants).

Viktor Jewsjukow was four times Soviet champion: 1984 (90.50 m), 1987 (82.72 m), 1988 (79.80 m) and 1989 (80.54 m). It has not been proven whether he took part in the Kazakh national championships after the fall of the Wall.

His best performances are 93.70 m (1985) with the old and 85.10 m (1987) with the new javelin.

Web links

• Viktor Yevsyukov in the database of World Athletics (English)