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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Hungarian hammer thrower}}<br />
{{eastern name order|Annus Adrián}}<br />
{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| nationality = Hungarian<br />
| name = Adrián Annus<br />
| headercolor = lightsteelblue<br />
| full_name = Adrián Zsolt Annus<br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 June 1973}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Szeged]], Hungary<br />
| death_date =<br />
| death_place =<br />
| height = 1.94 m<br />
| weight = 115 kg<br />
| country = {{HUN}}<br />
| sport = Athletics<br />
| event = Hammer throw<br />
| pb = 84.19 m (2003)<br />
| show-medals = yes<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Disqualified|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Silver|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|Hammer}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 Munich]]|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer|Hammer]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''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.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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.<br />
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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><br />
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Following the 2000 Olympics, Annus broke with his coach, Pál Németh, and joined József Vida.<br />
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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.<br />
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== Drug scandal==<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Results==<br />
*1996: [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta, Olympic Games]], 28th<br />
*1998: [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|Budapest, European Championships]] 8th<br />
*2000: [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney, Olympic Games]] 17th<br />
*2001: [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|Edmonton, World Championships]] 9th<br />
*2001: [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|Beijing, Summer Universiade]], 3rd<br />
*2002: [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|Münich, European Champions]], 1st<br />
*2002: Madrid, World Cup, 1st<br />
*2002: Paris, Grand Prix, 2nd<br />
*2003: Szombathely, Hungary, MAL Cup, 84 meter 19&nbsp;cm - Hungarian record<br />
*2003: [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|Paris, World Championships]], 2nd<br />
*2003: Szombathely (Hungary), [[IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]], 1st<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2003<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{World Athletics}}<br />
* {{Olympedia}}<br />
* {{Olympics.com}}<br />
* {{MOB profile|20608}}<br />
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060911/http://www.nyugat.hu/cgi-nyugat/cikksql.cgi?cikk=11834 |date=dmy |title=Official home page}}<br />
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{{Footer European Champions Hammer Throw Men}}<br />
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions Hammer Throw Men}}<br />
{{Footer Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in Men's Hammer Throw}}<br />
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title=[[Hungarian Sportsman of The Year]]|<br />
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after=[[Istvan Majoros|István Majoros]]<br />
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