Andor Szanyi

Andor Szanyi
Personal information
Born August 1, 1964 (1964-08) (age 54)
Mezőcsát, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary[1]
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Disqualified 1988 Seoul 100 Kg

Andor Szanyi is a weightlifter who competed for Hungary.

He won the gold medal at the 1985 World Weightlifting Championships in Södertalje, Sweden in the 100 kg category. He also won bronze medals at the next two world championships in Sofia and Ostrava respectively, and was European Champion in 1987 and bronze medalist in 1985, 1988 and 1991.

He won the Silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics but was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol. He was the second Hungarian weightlifter to test positive at the games after Kalman Csengeri, who tested positive for testosterone .[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Andor Szanyi". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS; Weight Lifter Used Drug". The New York Times. 29 September 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 13 : Notes : Hungarian Weightlifter Fails Drug Test; Team Is Pulled Out of Games". Los Angeles Times. 29 September 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Daniel M. Rosen (30 June 2008). Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today. ABC-CLIO. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-313-34521-0. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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