Zdeňka Šilhavá

Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá (born 15 June 1954 in Krnov, Czechoslovakia[1]) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres (244.6 ft). That mark still is the national record.[2]

Šilhavá represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in sixth place (67.84 metres (222.6 ft)) in the women's discus, and in eleventh place in the women's shot put event (18.86 metres (61.9 ft)).[1] She threw again in the 1996 Summer Olympics at the age of 42. Three years after the Olympics, she threw masters W45 world records in both the shot put and discus that still stand.

Doping

Šilhavá tested positive for anabolic steroids at the European Cup in Moscow in August 1985 and was subsequently banned for life by the European Athletics Federation.[3] The ban was later reduced to 18 months by the IAAF.[4][5][6]

Personal life

She is married to discus thrower Josef Šilhavý.[1]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 9th Shot put 18.46 m
13th Discus 56.16 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th Discus 64.32 m
9th Shot put 19.00 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 6th Discus 64.82 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 6th Discus 67.84 m
11th Shot put 18.86 m
Representing the  Czech Republic
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 22nd (q) Discus 57.16 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th Discus 55.04 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 24th (q) Discus 56.38 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 19th (q) Discus 59.24 m

References
  1. "Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. Koskimies, Matti (2 November 2009). "Discus throw". Absolute Age Records (Women). Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. Czechs banned, The Spokesman-Review, 18 September 1985
  4. Morning briefing, elsewhere, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 October 1985
  5. Dubin, Charles S. (1990). Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance (part 2, page 214-430) (PDF). Ottawa: Government of Canada Publications. ISBN 0-660-13610-4.
  6. Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2
Records
Preceded by
Irina Meszynski		 Women's Discus World Record Holder
26 August 1984 – 9 July 1988		 Succeeded by
Gabriele Reinsch
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Galina Savinkova		 Women's Discus Best Year Performance
1984		 Succeeded by
Galina Savinkova
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