Thomas Paul Pukstys (born May 28, 1968) is an American former track and field athlete who was a javelin thrower.

Pukstys was a six-time U.S. javelin champion, and represented the United States at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

He graduated from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Illinois.

His older brother Andrew was attending medical school in Lithuania, and returned home with a gift for Pukstys: a javelin.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 1992.