Aleksandr Bagach at the 1993 World Championships where he won the bronze medal
in the men's shot put.
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Men's Shot Put Final.
World Athletics Championships 1993
|
| 1. Werner Gunthor |
|
SUI |
|
21.97 |
| 2. Randy Barnes |
|
USA |
|
21.80 |
| 3. Aleksandr BAGACH |
|
UKR |
|
20.40 |
| 4. Yevgeniy Palchikov |
|
RUS |
|
20.05 |
| 5. Dragan Peri |
|
YUG |
|
19.95 |
| 6. Gert Weil |
|
CHI |
|
19.95 |
| 7. Oliver-Sven Buder |
|
GER |
|
19.74 |
| 8. Jonny Reinhardt |
|
GER |
|
19.53 |
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Men's Shot Put Final.
European Athletics Championships 1994
|
| 1. Aleksandar KLIMENKO |
|
UKR |
|
20.78 |
| 2. Aleksandar BAGACH |
|
UKR |
|
20.34 |
| 3. Roman VIRASTYUK |
|
UKR |
|
19.59 |
| 4. Mika HALVARI |
|
FIN |
|
19.52 |
| 5. Markus KOISTINEN |
|
FIN |
|
19.51 |
| 6. Dragan PERIC |
|
IEP |
|
19.40 |
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Men's Shot Put Final.
Olympic Games 1996
|
| 1. Randy Barnes |
|
USA |
|
21.62m |
| 2. John Godina |
|
USA |
|
20.79m |
| 3. Aleksandr BAGACH |
|
UKR |
|
20.75m |
| 4. Paolo Dal Soglio |
|
ITA |
|
20.74m |
| 5. Oliver-Sven Buder |
|
GER |
|
20.51m |
| 6. Roman Virastyuk |
|
UKR |
|
20.45m |
| 7. C.J. Hunter |
|
USA |
|
20.39m |
| 8. Dragan Peric |
|
YUG |
|
20.07m |
Aleksandr pictured at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.
Having originally won the gold medal, he failed a drug test for ephedrine and lost the medal.
He had previously served a two-year suspension after testing positive for testosterone in 1989.
Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
Perhaps not a true sporting hero ?
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Men's Shot Put Final.
European Athletics Championships 1998
|
| 1. Aleksandr BAGACH |
|
UKR |
|
21.17 |
| 2. Oliver- Sven BUDER |
|
GER |
|
20.98 |
| 3. Yuriy BELONOG |
|
UKR |
|
20.92 |
| 4. Dragan PERIC |
|
YUG |
|
20.65 |
| 5. Paulo DAL SOGLIO |
|
ITA |
|
20.50 |
| 6. Mika HALVARI |
|
FIN |
|
20.33 |
| 7. Manuel MARTINEZ |
|
ESP |
|
20.02 |
| 8. Michael MERTENS |
|
GER |
|
19.67 |
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|
Men's Shot Put Final.
World Athletics Championships 1999
|
| 1. C.J. HUNTER |
|
USA |
|
21.79m |
| 2. Oliver-Sven BUDER |
|
GER |
|
21.42m |
| 3. Aleksandr BAGACH |
|
UKR |
|
21.26m |
| 4. Andy BLOOM |
|
USA |
|
20.95m |
| 5. Yuriy BELONOG |
|
UKR |
|
20.60m |
| 6. Dragan PERIC |
|
YUG |
|
20.35m |
| 7. John GODINA |
|
USA |
|
20.35m |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
|
FIN |
|
19.93m |