Silvia Madetzky Explained

Silvia Madetzky (born 24 June 1962) is a German former discus thrower who competed for East Germany. Her personal best for the event is, which ranks her within the all-time top thirty for the event, as of 2016.[1] Despite this, her highest ever seasonal world ranking was only seventh, achieved in 1987.[2]

Madetzky was a silver medallist in the discus at the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships, forming an East German 1–2 with Irina Meszynski.[3] Her first an only major senior selection was for the 1982 European Athletics Championships, where she finished in fifth place with a throw of . This throw would have brought her at least the silver medal at all other previous editions of the championships, reflecting this sudden rise in standards.[4] A member of the Chemie Halle sports club during her career, she twice reached the national podium, coming third at the East German Athletics Championships in 1985 and 1988.[5]

The subsequent release of state documents showed Madetzky was given an annual amount of 2390 mg of Oral-Turinabol (a banned anabolic steroid) during her career under coach Gerhard Böttcher. This was during a period where there was widespread, state-sponsored doping in East Germany.[6]

International competitions

1979European Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Polandbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw56.88 m
1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5thDiscus throw66.64 m

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/throws/discus-throw/outdoor/women/senior senior outdoor Discus Throw women All Time Best
  2. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1678&Gender=W&Page=Top10Yearly.asp&EventCode=WF6&Year=All&P=F Silvia Madetzky
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015124322/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/EUJC/EUJC1979.html European Junior Championships 1979
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm European Championships (Women)
  5. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/235.html Historie Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften (Diskuswerfen - Damen)
  6. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13491994.html Eine deutsche Karriere