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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	14th (q)	Shot put	16.05 m
			7th	Discus	53.28 m
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	8th	Shot	18.45 m
Representing the  Czech Republic
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	4th	Shot	18.82 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th (q)	Shot	17.54 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	21st	Shot	18.69 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th	Shot	19.66 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	5th	Shot	19.53 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th (q)	Shot	19.23 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	Shot	20.23 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th	Shot	19.39 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	Shot	20.08 m

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences