Franz Ratzenberger (born 30 March 1965 in Grieskirchen) is an Austrian former sprinter.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
Personal information | |
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Born | Grieskirchen, Austria[1] | 30 March 1965
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
In 1993 he tested positive for a banned steroid Metandienone and was subsequently banned from competition for two years.[3] That same year he retired from the sport.[citation needed]
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 10.34 (+1.1 m/s, Linz 1992)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.62 (Vienna 1992)
- 200 metres – 21.65 (Seville 1991)
References
edit- ^ Sports-Reference profile Archived December 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Franz Ratzenberger at World Athletics
- ^ Sprinter Berger admits to doping