Milan Haborák (born 11 January 1973 in

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

) is a Slovak former

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter. Haborák's personal best throw is 20.87 metres, achieved in May 2004 in

Turnov Turnov (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The historic town centre is well preserved and ...

. He first broke the 20-metre barrier in 2000. Haborák received a two-year ban in 2004 for using hormones. He was caught again in July 2010 for using steroids and was banned for life in September 2010 for second doping offence. Haborák is involved in politics, as vice chairman of the extra-parliamentary party Hnutie Vpred.

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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Prešov Slovak male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovakia Slovak politicians Slovak sportspeople in doping cases Slovak sportsperson-politicians Doping cases in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Military World Games gold medalists Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub

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