Sergiu Ursu

Sergiu Ursu (born April 26, 1980) is a Romanian discus thrower. Originally from the Republic of Moldova, he transferred to compete for Romania from 2003 onwards. He represented his adopted country twice at both the World Championships in Athletics and European Athletics Championships.

He was banned for two years from February 2004 after a positive test for Nandrolone. In 2013 Urzu tested positive for Norandrosterone in an out of competition test,[1] and was given another two-year sanction.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Moldova
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th Shot put 18.59 m
Representing  Romania
2003 World Championships Paris, France 13th Discus 61.98
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th Discus 62.48
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 25th Discus 59.22
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th Discus 63.11
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice France, Spain 1st Discus 62.87

See also

References
  1. Dopaj în atletismul românesc. Campionul Sergiu Ursu, depistat pozitiv, prosport.ro, 11 May 2014
  2. Doping sanctions - News 155, Positive cases in athletics SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF JULY – AUGUST 2014


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