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.[1] Despite this, her highest ever seasonal world ranking was only seventh, achieved in 1987.[2]

Madetzky was a silver medallist in the discus at the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships, forming an East German 1–2 with Irina Meszynski.[3] 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).[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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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