Miroslav Menc

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Miroslav Menc (born 16 March 1971, in Rumburk) is a Czech shot putter, whose personal best put is 20.64 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Ostrava. He has an indoor personal best of 20.68 metres [1]

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In 1998 he received a two-year suspension from the IAAF after testing positive for stanozolol at a meet in Athens. [2] He was disqualified from the 1998 European Indoor Championships. [3] In 2001 he tested positive for norandrosterone, and became the first Czech athlete to receive a life ban. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 14th (q)Shot put 16.05 m
7thDiscus 53.28 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 8thShot 18.45 m
Representing the Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 4thShot 18.82 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden14th (q)Shot 17.54 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 21stShot 18.69 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 9thShot19.66 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 5thShot 19.53 m
World Championships Athens, Greece9th (q)Shot 19.23 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 3rdShot 20.23 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 10thShot19.39 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6thShot20.08 m

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References

  1. ↑ IAAF indoor profile for Miroslav Menc
  2. ↑ "Czech shot putter caught doping". CBS Sports. 25 June 2001. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  3. ↑ 1998 European Indoor Championships, men't shot put
  4. ↑ "Shot-Putter Menc Banned for Life". Students' e-mail news from the Czech Republic. Charles University. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 2006-12-31.


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