Oleksandr Bagach

Oleksandr Bagach

Personal information
Born	(1966-11-21) November 21, 1966 Shpola Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Ukraine Olympic Games Bronze 1996 Atlanta Shot put World Championships Bronze 1993 Stuttgart Shot put Bronze 1999 Seville Shot put World Indoor Championships Gold 1999 Maebashi Shot put European Championships Gold 1998 Budapest Shot put Bronze 1994 Helsinki Shot put

Oleksandr Bahach (Ukrainian: Олександр Багач) born 21 November 1966 in village of Matusiv) is a former Ukrainian shot putter, an athlete of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During his career he won bronze medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships. Having originally won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships, 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.

Career

• Summer Olympic Games:
  • 1996 Atlanta - bronze

• World Championships:
  • 1993 Stuttgart - bronze
  • 1999 Seville - bronze

• European Championships:
  • 1994 Helsinki - bronze
  • 1998 Budapest - gold

• European Indoor Championships:
  • 1992 Genoa - gold
  • 1994 Paris - gold

See also

• List of doping cases in sport

External links

• Oleksandr Bagach profile at IAAF
• Sporting Heroes