Dean Capobianco
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Dean Capobianco (born 11 May 1970) is a former mainly 200 metre sprinter from Western Australia. He won the 1990 Stawell Gift.
In 1993, he became the fastest white man in the world in the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, when he set a new personal best of 20:18 seconds over 200 metres.[1]
In 1996 Capobianco was banned from competition for four years by the IAAF for taking the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol.[2] He unsuccessfully appealed against the ban, claiming he had eaten contaminated meat.[3]
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[edit] Results
[edit] World Athletics Championships
| Venue | Event | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 World Championships in Athletics, Seville, Spain | 200m - Men | 7th | 21.48 |
| 1995 World Championships in Athletics, Gothenburg, Sweden | 200m - Men | 5th | 20.88 |
| 1993 World Championships in Athletics, Stuttgart, Germany | 200m - Men | 4th | 20.18 |
| 1991 World Championships in Athletics, Tokyo, Japan | 200m - Men | 3rd | 20.77 |
| 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Sudbury, Canada | 200m | 2nd | 21.57 |
[edit] Olympics
| Venue | Event | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona | 200m - Men | 1st (Round 1, heat 8) | 20.86 |
| 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona | 200m - Men | 4th (Round 2, heat 3) | 20.61 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 200m - Men | 4th (Qualifying, heat 8) | 20.76 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 200m - Men | 7th (Quarter final, heat 2) | 21.03 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 x 100m Relay - Men | 1st (Qualifying, heat 5) | 38.93 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 x 100m Relay - Men | disqualified (Semi-final, heat 2) | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 x 400m Relay - Men | 4th (Qualifying, heat 1) | 3:03.73 |
| 1986 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 x 400m Relay - Men | 7th (Semi-final, heat 1) | 3:04.55 |
[edit] External link
[edit] References
- ^ Sports Stars of the Year from 1956. WA Sports Federation. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ "Capobianco banned for taking steroids", coolrunningaustralia, 17 March 1997. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Eating meat - a new form of doping?", BBC News, November 14, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ IAAF.org - Results
- ^ Athlete: Dean Capobianco - Australian Olympic Committee
Categories: 1970 births | Living people | People from Perth, Western Australia | Australian athletes | Olympic athletes of Australia | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Sprinters | Australian sportspeople in doping cases | Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners
