Medal record
Róbert Fazekas
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Hungary
Disqualified	2004 Athens	Discus
World Championships
Silver	2003 Paris	Discus
European Championships
Gold	2002 Munich	Discus

Róbert Fazekas (born August 18, 1975 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics,^[1] but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna. Fazekas ranks fifth in all-time longest discus throw distances with a personal best of 71.70m ^[2].

Fazekas provided only 25 millilitres of urine (50 ml short of the minimum amount required), stating he was "in an unstable psychological state and feeling unwell". Observers from the International Olympic Committee warned that this would constitute a doping infraction and advised that he could go with them to the clinic at the Olympic Village, where he could provide a further sample. Fazekas refused the offer. A delegation in his defence stated that he was a deeply religious person who frequently had difficulty producing a sample when under observation. The IOC rejected this and disqualified him from the Olympics.^[3]

After two years ban from international competitions, Fazekas made a relatively good comeback by finishing in eighth position in the discus at the Beijing Olympics.

[edit] Achievements

[edit] See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

[edit] References

• "Discus champion loses gold". BBC article. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3595006.stm. Retrieved January 21, 2006. 

[edit] Other Sources

• Robert Fazekas discus throw on youtube

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