Dmitriy Polyunin (; born April 6, 1969) is a retired javelin thrower from Uzbekistan, who competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he did not reach the final, although he was ranked as the number ten of the world in 1992 (85.74 metres).

Doping

Polyunin tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and had to hand back the bronze medal. He received a four-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.

Dmitry Polyunin

Seasonal bests by year

1988 - 69.12

1991 - 78.50

1992 - 85.74

1993 - 81.04

1999 - 77.74

2000 - 77.74

Achievements

References

Year Ranking

sports-reference

1969 births

Living people

Doping cases in athletics

Russian male javelin throwers

Uzbekistani sportspeople in doping cases

Uzbekistani male javelin throwers

Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for the Unified Team

Athletes stripped of World Athletics Championships medals

Dmitry Polyunin