Roland Varga (athlete)
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian, Croatian |
Born | 22 October 1977 |
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Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 67.38 m (2002) |
Updated on 12 August 2012. |
Roland Varga (born 22 October 1977) is a Hungarian–Croatian discus thrower, Olympic participant.
His personal best throw is 67.38 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Veszprém.
In 2007 Varga was found guilty of boldenone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 July 2006 in an in-competition test in Debrecen. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2006 to September 2008, as well as disqualification of all results accomplished since the day he was tested.[1] The disqualification includes his eleventh place at the 2006 European Championships in August 2006.
Since 2009 Varga competes for Croatia and in 2010 he set a new National Record with 67.20 m.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Hungary | ||||
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 55.20 m |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 7th | 54.68 m |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 2nd | 61.99 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 65.86 m |
Universiade | Beijing, PR China | 4th | 61.88 m | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 62.14 m |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 59.43 m |
2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 4th | 61.38 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | DQ |
See also
References
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External links
- Roland Varga profile at IAAF
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- Living people
- Croatian discus throwers
- Hungarian discus throwers
- Doping cases in athletics
- Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Croatia
- Hungarian athletics biography stubs
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