Zdeňka Šilhavá (born Kusá, later known as Bartoňová-Šilhavá; 15 June 1954 in Krnov) is a Czech retired female track and field athlete who represented

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. She set the world record in the women's

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

on 26 August 1984 with a distance of . That mark still is the national record. Šilhavá represented Czechoslovakia at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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, South Korea, finishing in sixth place () in the women's discus, and in eleventh place in the women's shot put event (). She threw again in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

at the age of 42. Three years after the Olympics, she threw masters W45 world records in both the

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 ...

and discus that still stand.

Doping

Šilhavá tested positive for anabolic steroids at the European Cup in Moscow in August 1985 and was subsequently banned for life by the European Athletics Federation. The ban was later reduced to 18 months by the

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.Morning briefing, elsewhere
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 October 1985Brigitte Berendonk: ''Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug.'' Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991,

Personal life

She is married to discus thrower Josef Šilhavý.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silhava, Zdenka 1954 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics Czech sportspeople in doping cases Czech female discus throwers Czech female shot putters Sportspeople from Krnov Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Place of birth missing (living people) Czech masters athletes Friendship Games medalists in athletics Athletes from the Moravian-Silesian Region Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners Czech Athletics Championships winners