Roland Varga (born 22 October 1977) is a
Hungarian–
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discus thrower, Olympic participant.
His personal best throw is 67.38 metres, achieved in June 2002 in
Veszprém
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In 2007 Varga was found guilty of
boldenone
Boldenone (developmental code name RU-18761), is a naturally occurring anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and the 1(2)- dehydrogenated analogue of testosterone. Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a pharmaceutical drug, it is used as ...
doping. The sample was delivered on 22 July 2006 in an in-competition test in
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
. 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. 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.
Achievements
See also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Croatian male discus throwers
Hungarian male discus throwers
Doping cases in athletics
Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Croatia
World Athletics Championships athletes for Croatia
Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Croatian people of Hungarian descent
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