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German discus thrower

Silvia Madetzky (born 24 June 1962) is a German former discus thrower who competed for East Germany. Her personal best for the event is 70.34 m (230 ft 9+1⁄4 in), which ranks her within the all-time top thirty for the event, as of 2016. Despite this, her highest ever seasonal world ranking was only seventh, achieved in 1987.

Madetzky was a silver medallist in the discus at the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships, forming an East German 1–2 with Irina Meszynski. Her first an only major senior selection was for the 1982 European Athletics Championships, where she finished in fifth place with a throw of 66.64 m (218 ft 7+1⁄2 in). This throw would have brought her at least the silver medal at all other previous editions of the championships, reflecting this sudden rise in standards. A member of the Chemie Halle sports club during her career, she twice reached the national podium, coming third at the East German Athletics Championships in 1985 and 1988.

The subsequent release of state documents showed Madetzky was given an annual amount of 2390 mg of Oral-Turinabol (a banned anabolic steroid) during her career under coach Gerhard Böttcher. This was during a period where there was widespread, state-sponsored doping in East Germany.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd Discus throw 56.88 m
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 5th Discus throw 66.64 m

See also

References

  1. senior outdoor Discus Throw women All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  2. Silvia Madetzky. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  3. European Junior Championships 1979. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  4. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014
  5. European Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  6. Historie Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften (Diskuswerfen - Damen). Sport Komplett. Retrieved on 2016-05-28.
  7. Eine deutsche Karriere. Der Spiegel (1991-09-16). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.

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