Vladislovas "Vladas" Česiūnas (born 15 March 1940 in Vyšnialaukiai, Jonava District Municipality) is a Lithuanian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He won one Olympic medal and six ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals during his career. He later became known for his role in "The Česiūnas Affair" when he defected from the 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany only to return to the Soviet Union afterwards for his "misconduct".