Adrián Annus
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Full name | Adrián Zsolt Annus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 June 1973 Szeged, Hungary | (age 50)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 84.19 m (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adrián Zsolt Annus (born 28 June 1973 in
Career
Annus grew up in Gyula and moved to Szombathely in 1989. His first coach was Géza Annus, but joined Haladás VSE, the Szombathely sports club after his move. At Haladás Gyula Simon coached him, before Pál Németh took over. His first significant result came in 1992, when he finished eleventh in the discus throw at the World Junior Championship in Seoul.
In 1998, Adrián Annus finished eighth in the hammer at the
Following the 2000 Olympics, Annus broke with his coach, Pál Németh, and joined József Vida.
2002 and 2003 were among his best years. In 2002 he won the
Drug scandal
In 2004, Annus was favored to win in Athens, but was stripped of his medal just a few days after winning, losing the gold medal to Koji Murofushi. The International Olympic Committee concluded, that his urine samples—taken before and after competition—showed evidence of belonging to different people, therefore indicating tampering.[2] The IOC also attempted to test Annus shortly after his competition in Athens, but Annus refused the test, which by itself warranted his disqualification.
The IOC never officially concluded how it was possible for Annus to provide samples that belonged to different people, but track and field insiders said he likely used a device, which included a container for urine and a fake penis and emptied the container into the testing bottle when required to provide a sample.
Following a rejected appeal and a hearing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Annus was banned for two years. Following the ban, Annus began training and started competing in 2007.
Results
- 1996: Atlanta, Olympic Games, 28th
- 1998: Budapest, European Championships8th
- 2000: Sydney, Olympic Games 17th
- 2001: Edmonton, World Championships 9th
- 2001: Beijing, Summer Universiade, 3rd
- 2002: Münich, European Champions, 1st
- 2002: Madrid, World Cup, 1st
- 2002: Paris, Grand Prix, 2nd
- 2003: Szombathely, Hungary, MAL Cup, 84 meter 19 cm - Hungarian record
- 2003: Paris, World Championships, 2nd
- 2003: Szombathely (Hungary), World Athletics Final, 1st
Awards
- Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2003
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrián Annus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Documents - Athletes, Olympic Games, IOC and More". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 29 July 2021.
External links
- Adrián Annus at World Athletics
- Adrián Annus at Olympedia
- Adrián Annus at Olympics.com
- Adrián Annus at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
- Official home page at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2007)