Roman Avramenko

Roman Valeriyovych Avramenko (; born 23 March 1988) is a former Ukrainian javelin thrower.

Avramenko won a silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and represented Ukraine twice at the Summer Olympics.

He was twice banned from competing for a total of 10 years as a result of doping violations in 2013 and 2015.

Personal life Avramenko was born in Kirovske, Crimea, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union on 23 March 1988.

Career Avramenko made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

He contested the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He finished second in the men's javelin throw and took home a silver medal.

In 2012, Avramenko made his final Olympic appearance after qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. He did not progress to the final and finished in 14th place with a throw of 80.06 metres.

Avramenko 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.

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).

International competitions 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

Seasonal bests by year 2004 – 72.68 2005 – 70.27 2006 – 76.01 2007 – 77.88 2008 – 80.08 2009 – 79.50 2010 – 81.12 2011 – 84.30 2012 – 81.87 2013 – 84.48