Miroslav Menc
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]
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[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 14th (q) | Shot put | 16.05 m |
| 7th | Discus | 53.28 m | |||
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 8th | Shot | 18.45 m |
| Representing the Czech Republic
| |||||
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | Shot | 18.82 m |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | Shot | 17.54 m | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 21st | Shot | 18.69 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th | Shot | 19.66 m |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 5th | Shot | 19.53 m | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 9th (q) | Shot | 19.23 m | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Shot | 20.23 m |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | Shot | 19.39 m | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 6th | Shot | 20.08 m |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ IAAF indoor profile for Miroslav Menc
- ^ "Czech shot putter caught doping". CBS Sports. 25 June 2001. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
- ^ 1998 European Indoor Championships, men't shot put
- ^ "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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