Roman Avramenko

Roman Avramenko

Roman Avramenko in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1988-03-23) March 23, 1988 (age 29)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ukraine Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Javelin throw World Junior Championships 2006 Beijing Javelin throw European Junior Championships 2007 Hengelo Javelin throw World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakesh Javelin throw 700g

Roman Avramenko (Ukrainian: Роман Валерійович Авраменко; born March 23, 1988 in Kirovske) is a Ukrainian javelin thrower.

He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He did not progress to the final and finished in 14th place with a throw of 80.06 metres.

He 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).