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Kevin Toth (born December 29, 1967, in
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...
) is an
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former
shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
athlete. His personal best throw was in 2003, which places him tenth on the all-time performers list (). In 2004, the
United States Anti-Doping Agency The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA, ) is a non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States. To protect clean competition and the integrity of sport and prevent ...
announced that Toth received a two-year ban following a positive test for use of
tetrahydrogestrinone Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), known by the nickname The Clear, is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) which was never marketed for medical use. It was developed by Patrick Arnold and was used by a number of high-profi ...
(THG). Toth subsequently retired from competing.


See also

* BALCO investigation


References


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* 1967 births Doping cases in athletics American sportspeople in doping cases Living people American male shot putters Track and field athletes from Cleveland World record holders in masters athletics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-shotput-athletics-bio-stub