Róbert Fazekas

The native form of this personal name is Fazekas Róbert. This article uses the Western name order.

Róbert Fazekas (born 18 August 1975 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna. Fazekas ranks fifth in all-time longest discus throw distances with a personal best of 71.70m.

Fazekas provided only 25 millilitres of urine (50 ml short of the minimum amount required), stating he was "in an unstable psychological state and feeling unwell". Observers from the International Olympic Committee warned that this would constitute a doping infraction and advised that he could go with them to the clinic at the Olympic Village, where he could provide a further sample. Fazekas refused the offer. A delegation in his defence stated that he was a deeply religious person who frequently had difficulty producing a sample when under observation. The IOC rejected this and disqualified him from the Olympics.

After two years ban from international competitions, Fazekas made a relatively good comeback by finishing in eighth position in the discus at the Beijing Olympics.

Two days before the 2012 Summer Olympics Fazekas failed a drugs test. His B sample was also positive.

While serving an eight-year suspension by the IAAF from athletics competition, in June 2013 Fazekas won the IHGF World Amateur Highland Games Championships in Furstenwalde, Germany.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Hungary
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	Discus	53.24 m
			17th (q)	Hammer	57.74 m
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	6th	Discus	55.60 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Discus	65.13 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	11th	Discus	61.71 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	16th	Discus	61.76 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th	Discus	53.73 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	Discus	68.83 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Discus	69.01 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	Discus	66.08 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DQ (1st)	Discus	Doping
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	8th	Discus	63.43 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	Discus	66.43 m

External links

• Róbert Fazekas profile at IAAF