{{short description|Russian discus thrower}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Viktor Butenko | image = | image_size = 150px | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|10|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = Discus throw | education = | club = | coach = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Military World Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Wuhan|Discus throw}} }}
'''Viktor Aleksandrovich Butenko''' ({{langx|ru|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 {{T&Fcalc|65.97}}, set in 2013.<ref>Maryanchik, Natalia (2013-05-27). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/special-k-stars-at-the-russian-team-champions Kupina, Koneva and Klishina star at the Russian Team Champs]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref> He represented the host nation at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, finishing eighth.<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/russia/victor-butenko-263518 Viktor Butenko]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref> He was born in Stavropol.<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=b/athlete=148742-butenko-viktor/index.html Viktor Butenko]. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/443926 Viktor Butenko]. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref>
He was the winner at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2016.<ref>[http://eng.rusathletics.com/sbo/athletes.7401.htm Butenko Viktor]. RusAthletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref> 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.<ref>[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)]. IAAF (2016). Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref>
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2011 |European Junior Championships |Tallinn, Estonia |6th |Discus throw |58.45 m |- |2012 |World Junior Championships |Barcelona, Spain |4th |Discus throw |61.48 m |- |rowspan=4|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 |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |62.27 m |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |8th |Discus throw |63.38 m |- |rowspan=4|2014 |European Cup Winter Throwing |Leiria, Portugal |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |64.38 m |- |European Team Championships |Braunschweig, Germany |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Discus throw |62.81 m |- |European Championships |Zürich, Switzerland |5th |Discus throw |62.80 m |- |DecaNation |Angers, France |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |62.54 m |- |2015 |European Cup Winter Throwing |Leiria, Portugal |bgcolor=cc9966|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== *Russian Athletics Championships **Discus throw: 2016
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
{{Russian Athletics Championships men's discus throw champions}} {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butenko, Viktor}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Sportspeople from Stavropol Category:Russian men discus throwers Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Category:Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships Category:Russian Athletics Championships winners Category:Military World Games bronze medalists for Russia Category:Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen