Marcelo Adrián Pugliese (born 2 September 1968 in

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) is an

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. His personal best throw is 64.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in

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. He became South American champion in 1999, 2001 and 2003. He also competed at the Olympic Games in

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and

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as well as the World Championships in

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and

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without qualifying for the final round. In March 2007 Pugliese was found guilty of

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doping. The sample was delivered on 27 May 2006 in an in-competition test. He received a suspension from July 2006 to July 2008.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pugliese, Marcelo 1968 births Living people Argentine male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Argentina Doping cases in athletics Argentine sportspeople in doping cases Athletes from Buenos Aires South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina 20th-century Argentine people 21st-century Argentine people

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