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{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (1979–2003)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl|Torpedo Yaroslavl]]<br />[[Dallas Stars]]<br />[[New York Rangers]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 189
| ntl_team = RUS
| birth_date = {{birth date|1979|5|1}}
| birth_place = [[Murmansk]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2003|7|5|1979|5|1}}
| death_place = [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]]
| draft = 52nd overall
| draft_year = 1997
| draft_team = [[Dallas Stars]]
| career_start = 1995
| career_end = 2003
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'''Roman Yurievich Lyashenko''' ({{langx|ru|Роман Юрьевич Ляшенко}}; May 1, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian [[ice hockey]] player. He played professionally in North America for the [[Dallas Stars]] and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1999 to 2002, and also spent time with affiliate teams in the [[American Hockey League]] ([[Utah Grizzlies]] and [[Hartford Wolfpack]]) and the now-defunct [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] ([[Michigan K-Wings]]). Lyashenko also played professionally in Russia for [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl|Torpedo Yaroslavl]] before joining the Stars. He was drafted by the Stars in the second round (52nd overall) of the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft]].

Lyashenko represented Russia internationally at both the junior and senior levels, capturing three medals (gold, silver and bronze) at the [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]] and a silver medal at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]. Lyashenko committed [[suicide]] while on vacation with his family on July 5, 2003.