Gábor Dobos (born 21 February 1976 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
.
He finished fifth in the
60 metres
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at the
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. Dobos finished seventh with the Hungarian
4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of
Viktor Kovács, Dobos,
Roland Németh
Roland Németh (born 19 September 1974 in Szombathely, Vas) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.
He won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved ...
and
Zsolt Szeglet
Zsolt Szeglet (born 4 May 1977 in Keszthely, Zala) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.
Professional career
He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 a ...
(
Zsolt Szeglet
Zsolt Szeglet (born 4 May 1977 in Keszthely, Zala) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.
Professional career
He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 a ...
ran in the final only,
Miklós Gyulai ran as fourth in the semifinals), at the
1999 World Championships.
Dobos failed a
doping test
A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or oral fluid/saliva—to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of d ...
in 2000. In a May 2006 in-competition doping test he tested positive for
drostanolone
Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatment ...
and
testosterone
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, and was suspended from the
2006 European Championships pending the outcome of the B sample analysis. In December he was handed a life ban.
See also
*
List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Hungarian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Hungary
Doping cases in athletics
Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes from Budapest
21st-century Hungarian people
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