Mikuláš Konopka
Slovak shot putter
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.[2]
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 13 May 2008 Konopka tested positive for metandienone and subsequently received a lifetime ban from competing due to a second doping violation.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Slovakia | ||||
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 5th | 17.33 m |
1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 1st | 18.50 m |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 19.60 m |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 19.79 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 21st | 18.89 m | |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 5th | 19.51 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 10th | 19.92 m |
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 19.95 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 19.72 m | |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | 19.29 m | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | 19.65 m |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | 21.57 NRi |
See also
References
- ^ "European Athletics - One positive doping test at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ IAAF News n.58 October 2002, p.8: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF 24 September 2002
- ^ "Shot-putter gets lifetime ban". The Slovak Spectator. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
- Mikuláš Konopka at World Athletics
- Mikuláš Konopka at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's shot put
- 1966: Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
- 1967: Nikolay Karasyov (URS)
- 1968: Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
- 1969: Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
- 1970: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1971: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1972: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1973: Jaroslav Brabec (TCH)
- 1974: Geoff Capes (GBR)
- 1975: Valcho Stoev (BUL)
- 1976: Geoff Capes (GBR)
- 1977: Hreinn Halldórsson (ISL)
- 1978: Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1979: Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1980: Zlatan Saračević (YUG)
- 1981: Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1982: Vladimir Milić (YUG)
- 1983: Jānis Bojārs (URS)
- 1984: Jānis Bojārs (URS)
- 1985: Remigius Machura (TCH)
- 1986: Werner Günthör (SUI)
- 1987: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1988: Remigius Machura (TCH)
- 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1990: Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT)
- 1992: Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
- 1994: Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
- 1996: Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA)
- 1998: Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)
- 2000: Timo Aaltonen (FIN)
- 2002: Manuel Martínez (ESP)
- 2005: Joachim Olsen (DEN)
- 2007: Mikuláš Konopka (SVK)
- 2009: Tomasz Majewski (POL)
- 2011: Ralf Bartels (GER)
- 2013: Asmir Kolašinac (SRB)
- 2015: David Storl (GER)
- 2017: Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)
- 2019: Michał Haratyk (POL)
- 2021: Tomáš Staněk (CZE)
- 2023: Zane Weir (ITA)