Mikuláš Konopka

Mikuláš Konopka (born 23 January 1979 in Rimavská Sobota, Banská Bystrica) is a retired Slovak shot putter.

Konopka originally won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships with a personal best throw (indoor) of 20.87 metres, but tested positive for stanozolol and lost the medal.[1] He was suspended between March 2002 and March 2004.

His personal best throw outdoor is 20.66 metres, achieved in May 2001 in Ostrava. He currently holds the Slovak indoor record with 21.57, achieved when he won the 2007 European Indoor Championships.

On the 13th of May 2008 he was tested positive for metandienone and subsequently received a life-time ban from competing.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Slovakia
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	1st
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	5th
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	21st	18.89 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th	19.92 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	8th
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	19.65 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	21.57 NRi

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

1. ^ Shot-putter gets lifetime ban although he denied taking performance enhancing drugs.

External links

• IAAF profile for Mikuláš Konopka
• sports-reference

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Name	Konopka, Mikuláš
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Short description	Slovak shot putter
Date of birth	23 January 1979
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