Oleksandr Bagach

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Oleksandr Bagach

Personal information
Born	(1966-11-21) 21 November 1966 (age 55) Shpola Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Shot put World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Shot put Disqualified 1997 Athens Shot put 1999 Seville Shot put World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi Shot put European Championships 1998 Budapest Shot put 1994 Helsinki Shot put

Oleksandr Bahach (Ukrainian: Олександр Багач) born 21 November 1966 in village of ) 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 at World Athletics
• Sporting Heroes

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