Roland Varga (discus thrower)
Roland Varga in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian, Croatian |
Born | (1977-10-22) 22 October 1977 (age 46) |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 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 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 61.99 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 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 | İzmir, Turkey | 4th | 61.38 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | DQ |
See also
References
External links
- Roland Varga at World Athletics
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- 1903–04: Nándor Fóthy
- 1905: András Kozla
- 1906: Vikor Müller
- 1907: Károly Halmos
- 1908: György Luntzer
- 1909: Pál Antal
- 1910: Imre Mudin
- 1911: Károly Kobulszky
- 1912: György Luntzer
- 1913: Rezső Újlaky
- 1914: Károly Ambrózy
- 1915: György Luntzer
- 1916: Imre Mudin
- 1917: Béla Molnár
- 1918: Károly Ambrózy
- 1919: Károly Kobulszky
- 1920: Pál Bedő
- 1921: Károly Kobulszky
- 1922–24: Sándor Toldy
- 1925: Béla Molnár
- 1926–30: Kálmán Marvalits
- 1931: István Donogán
- 1932–34: József Remecz
- 1935: István Donogán
- 1936–37: Endre Madarász
- 1938–39: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1940–42: Vilmos Horváth
- 1943–44: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1945: József Sík
- 1946–47: Ferenc Klics
- 1948: Jenő Kulitzy
- 1949–54: Ferenc Klics
- 1955–56: József Szécsényi
- 1957: Ferenc Klics
- 1958–63: József Szécsényi
- 1964: Géza Fejér
- 1965: József Szécsényi
- 1966–67: Géza Fejér
- 1968–70: Ferenc Tégla
- 1971–73: Géza Fejér
- 1974: János Murányi
- 1975: Géza Fejér
- 1976–77: Ferenc Tégla
- 1978: János Faragó
- 1979: Géza Fejér
- 1980–81: Jenő Szegletess
- 1982–83: Ferenc Csiszár
- 1984: Ferenc Tégla
- 1985–86: Csaba Holló
- 1987: Attila Horváth
- 1988–89: József Ficsor
- 1990–97: Attila Horváth
- 1998: Róbert Fazekas
- 1999: Roland Varga
- 2000: Róbert Fazekas
- 2001: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2002–03: Róbert Fazekas
- 2004–05: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2006: Roland Varga
- 2007: Gábor Máté
- 2008–12: Zoltán Kővágó
- 2013: András Seres
- 2014–15: Zoltán Kővágó
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