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]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czech Republic
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	21st	Shot	18.69 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th	Shot
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	Shot
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th	Shot
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	Shot

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. http://origin.www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/06/25/menc010625.html. 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. http://carolina.cuni.cz/archive-en/Carolina-E-No-429.txt. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 

External links

• IAAF profile for Miroslav Menc

Persondata
Name	Menc, Miroslav
Alternative names
Short description	Czech shot putter
Date of birth	16 March 1971
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death