Roland Varga (discus thrower)

Roland Varga (born 22 October 1977) is a HungarianCroatian discus thrower, Olympic participant.

Roland Varga
Roland Varga in 2018
Personal information
NationalityHungarian, Croatian
Born (1977-10-22) 22 October 1977
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)67.38 m (2002)
Updated on 12 August 2012.

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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 Gothenburg, 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

  1. "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  2. "Varga Roland 67.20 m – Új horvát csúcs diszkoszban!" (in Hungarian). Atlétika Sport és Életmód Magazin. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.


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