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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
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

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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.

External links

• Miroslav Menc at World Athletics