- Erick Walder
Erick Walder (born
5 November 1971 inMobile, Alabama ) is a former Americanlong jump er.His personal best was 8.74 meters, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso.
Collegiate career
Walder competed collegiately for the long jump/triple jump juggernaut University of Arkansas where he won 10
NCAA long jump andtriple jump titles, indoor and outdoor. [ [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2001/Walder_Erick.asp Erick Walder ] ] He still holds the collegiate outdoor long jump record with a leap of 28 feet 8.25 inches (8.74 meters). [ [http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/tfn/records/records.jsp?listId=5 Track & Field News: Records ] ] [http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/103362.pdf?ATCLID=801339&SPSID=30837&SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100 Razorback Track & Field Media Guide ]Walder claimed the NCAA outdoor and indoor long jumps and the indoor triple jump titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and added the outdoor triple jump win to sweep the 1994 NCAA meets:
Drug issues
In 2004, Walder was found guilty of
amphetamine andmethamphetamine doping. The sample was delivered on June 5 2004 at theIAAF Adidas Oregon Track Classic. He received an IAAF suspension from October 2004 to October 2006. [ [http://www.trackandfieldphoto.com/NewsArticleDisplay.php?id=54&type=3&limit=0 !¡ Track And Field Photo Magazine: New Media for the Original Sport ¡! ] ] [ [http://www.usatf.org/about/legal/antidoping/DQs.asp USATF - Anti-Doping - Disqualifications and Public Warnings ] ]On October 10, 2006, Walder pled guilty to possession of
marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia inBenton County, Arkansas . He was placed on state supervisedprobation for five years.References
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* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2001/Walder_Erick.asp USATF]ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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