Mikuláš Konopka

Mikuláš Konopka (born 23 January 1979 in Rimavská Sobota, Banská Bystrica) is a retired Slovak shot putter.

Konopka originally won the bronze medal at the

2002 European Indoor Championships with a personal best throw (indoor) of 20.87 metres, but tested positive for stanozolol and lost the medal.^[1] He was suspended between March 2002 and March 2004.^[2]

His personal best throw outdoor is 20.66 metres, achieved in May 2001 in Ostrava. He currently holds the Slovak indoor record with 21.57, achieved when he won the

2007 European Indoor Championships

.

On 13 May 2008 Konopka tested positive for metandienone and subsequently received a lifetime ban from competing due to a second doping violation.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Slovakia
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	5th	17.33 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	1st	18.50 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	19.60 m
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	19.79 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	21st	18.89 m
	Universiade	China	5th	19.51 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th	19.92 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th	19.95 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	19.72 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	19.29 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	19.65 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	21.57 NRi