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{{short description|Hungarian hammer thrower}}
{{eastern name order|Annus Adrián}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| nationality = Hungarian
| name = Adrián Annus
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| full_name = Adrián Zsolt Annus
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 June 1973}}
| birth_place = [[Szeged]], Hungary
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.94 m
| weight = 115 kg
| country = {{HUN}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = Hammer throw
| pb = 84.19 m (2003)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|Hammer}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 Munich]]|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer|Hammer]]}}
}}

'''Adrián Zsolt Annus''' (born 28 June 1973 in [[Szeged]]) is a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[hammer throw]]er, who was [[List of stripped Olympic medals|stripped]] of his [[gold medal]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]] for a [[Doping (sport)|doping]] violation in a highly publicized scandal. The disqualification received heightened attention, as it came on the heels of several drug scandals at the Athens Games and came as Annus' teammate, [[discus throw]]er [[Róbert Fazekas]] was also stripped of his Olympic title for a doping violation. The incident also received attention, as Annus refused for several months to return his gold medal, relenting only after the [[International Olympic Committee]] put pressure on the Hungarian Olympic Committee and threatened sanctions.

==Career==
Annus grew up in [[Gyula, Hungary|Gyula]] and moved to [[Szombathely]] in 1989. His first coach was Géza Annus, but joined Haladás VSE, the Szombathely sports club after his move. At Haladás Gyula Simon coached him, before [[Pál Németh]] took over. His first significant result came in 1992, when he finished eleventh in the discus throw at the World Junior Championship in Seoul.

In 1998, Adrián Annus finished eighth in the hammer at the [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships in Budapest]]. This strong showing made Annus a potential contender for a medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympic Games]], but he was initially left out of the team due to stiff competition for a spot on the team. He eventually received a spot on the team due to an injury, but was not in top form to be a real contender and finished seventeenth.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Adrián Annus |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/adrian-annus-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202204049/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/adrian-annus-1.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}}</ref>

Following the 2000 Olympics, Annus broke with his coach, Pál Németh, and joined József Vida.

2002 and 2003 were among his best years. In 2002 he won the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championship]] and in 2003 he took [[silver medal|silver]] at the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championship]]. He also won the 2003 World Athletic Final. This achievement earned him the title 2003 Hungarian Sportsman of the Year.

== Drug scandal==
In 2004, Annus was favored to win in Athens, but was stripped of his medal just a few days after winning, losing the gold medal to [[Koji Murofushi]]. The International Olympic Committee concluded, that his urine samples—taken before and after competition—showed evidence of belonging to different people, therefore indicating tampering.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/download_report.asp?file=en_report_919.pdf&id=919 |title=Olympic Documents - Athletes, Olympic Games, IOC and More |website=Olympic.org |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=29 July 2021}}</ref> The IOC also attempted to test Annus shortly after his competition in Athens, but Annus refused the test, which by itself warranted his disqualification.

The IOC never officially concluded how it was possible for Annus to provide samples that belonged to different people, but track and field insiders said he likely used a device, which included a container for urine and a fake penis and emptied the container into the testing bottle when required to provide a sample.

Following a rejected appeal and a hearing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Annus was banned for two years. Following the ban, Annus began training and started competing in 2007.

==Results==
*1996: [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta, Olympic Games]], 28th
*1998: [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|Budapest, European Championships]] 8th
*2000: [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney, Olympic Games]] 17th
*2001: [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|Edmonton, World Championships]] 9th
*2001: [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|Beijing, Summer Universiade]], 3rd
*2002: [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|Münich, European Champions]], 1st
*2002: Madrid, World Cup, 1st
*2002: Paris, Grand Prix, 2nd
*2003: Szombathely, Hungary, MAL Cup, 84 meter 19&nbsp;cm - Hungarian record
*2003: [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|Paris, World Championships]], 2nd
*2003: Szombathely (Hungary), [[IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]], 1st

==Awards==
* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2003

==See also==
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{MOB profile|20608}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060911/http://www.nyugat.hu/cgi-nyugat/cikksql.cgi?cikk=11834 |date=dmy |title=Official home page}}

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 before=[[Szilveszter Csollány]]|
 title=[[Hungarian Sportsman of The Year]]|
 years=2003|
 after=[[Istvan Majoros|István Majoros]]
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