Markus Koistinen

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Markus Koistinen (born 1 May 1970) is a retired Finnish shot putter.

He finished eleventh at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, [1] tenth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, [2] fifth at the 1994 European Championships, [3] tenth at the 1995 World Championships, [1] and fifth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. [4] He also competed at the 1993 World Championships without reaching the final. [1]

His personal best put was 20.50 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Parkano. [5] He was selected to represent Finland at the 1996 Summer Olympics. However, just weeks after achieving his lifetime best, he tested positive for hCG and was banned from the sport. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Markus Koistinen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "1994 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Men Shot Put European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "1996 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
  6. ↑ Koistinen kärysi dopingista (in Finnish)



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