Yevhen Valeriyovych Vynohradov (; born 30 April 1984 in

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) is a Ukrainian

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er. He was born in the

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, in the Ukrainian republic of the

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. His personal best throw is 80.58 metres, achieved in July 2008 in

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. He finished seventh at the 2003 European Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the

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without reaching the final.

Doping ban

Vynohradov tested positive for the anabolic steroid

nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen. It is also an anabolic steroid (AAS) which is medically used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate ...

in an out-of-competition control 7 July 2009 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport.European Athletics Association
Yevhen VYNOHRADOV
european-athletics.org The ban ended 7 September 2011.

Achievements

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