Silvia Madetzky (born 24 June 1962) is a German former
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...
er who competed for
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
. Her personal best for the event is , which ranks her within the all-time top thirty for the event, as of 2016. Despite this, her highest ever seasonal world ranking was only seventh, achieved in 1987.
Madetzky was a silver medallist in the discus at the
1979 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships was the fifth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland between 16 and 19 August.Irina Meszynski. Her first an only major senior selection was for the
1982 European Athletics Championships
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.
Men's results
Compl ...
, where she finished in fifth place with a throw of . This throw would have brought her at least the silver medal at all other previous editions of the championships, reflecting this sudden rise in standards. A member of the Chemie Halle sports club during her career, she twice reached the national podium, coming third at the
East German Athletics Championships
The East German Athletics Championships (german: DDR Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the East German Athletics Federation, which served as the East German national championships for th ...
in 1985 and 1988.
The subsequent release of state documents showed Madetzky was given an annual amount of 2390 mg of Oral-Turinabol (a banned
anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related and have similar effects t ...
) during her career under coach Gerhard Böttcher. This was during a period where there was widespread, state-sponsored doping in East Germany.Eine deutsche Karriere ''Der Spiegel'' (1991-09-16). Retrieved on 2016-05-28.