Franz Ratzenberger

Austrian sprinter
Franz Ratzenberger
Personal information
Born (1965-03-30) 30 March 1965 (age 59)
Grieskirchen, Austria[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m

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.

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

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.34 (+1.1 m/s, Linz 1992)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.62 (Vienna 1992)
  • 200 metres – 21.65 (Seville 1991)

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile Archived December 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Franz Ratzenberger at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Sprinter Berger admits to doping
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