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.



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