Viktor Aleksandrovich Yevsyukov (, born October 6, 1956, in 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.

Viktor Yevsyukov

Achievements

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1956 births

Living people

Ukrainian male javelin throwers

Kazakhstani male javelin throwers

Soviet male javelin throwers

Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union

World Athletics Championships medalists

European Athletics Championships medalists

Sportspeople from Donetsk

World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union

Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent

World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan

Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games

Viktor Yevsyukov