Miroslav Menc Explained

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

Representing
1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria14th (q)Shot put16.05 m
7thDiscus53.28 m
1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States8thShot18.45 m
Representing the
1995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan4thShot18.82 m
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (q)Shot17.54 m
1996Atlanta, United States21stShot18.69 m
1997Paris, France9thShot19.66 m
UniversiadeCatania, Italy5thShot19.53 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece9th (q)Shot19.23 m
2000Ghent, Belgium3rdShot20.23 m
Sydney, Australia10thShot19.39 m
2001Lisbon, Portugal6thShot20.08 m

See also

Notes and References

  1. [IAAF]
  2. News: Czech shot putter caught doping . CBS Sports . 25 June 2001 . 2006-12-31 . dead . https://archive.today/20100127004025/http://origin.www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/06/25/menc010625.html . 27 January 2010 .
  3. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1998/m98_29.html 1998 European Indoor Championships, men't shot put
  4. News: Shot-Putter Menc Banned for Life . Students' e-mail news from the Czech Republic . Charles University . 24 August 2001 . 2006-12-31 .