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'''Martin Girvan''' (born 17 April |
'''Martin Girvan''' (born 17 April 1960) is a British former [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] who specialised in the [[hammer throw]]. He represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland in international competition. |
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==Career== |
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Girvan had a personal best throw of 77.54m, set in Wolverhampton 1984, breaking both the British and Commonwealth records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/148.html|title=Chris Evert Lloyd beaten at last - On This Day|publisher=ESPN.co.uk|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> His British record stood for 31-years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/33628866|title=Nick Miller breaks 31-year-old British hammer record|date=22 July 2015|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
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He competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles and finished ninth in the final. His best attempt of 72. |
He competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles and finished ninth in the final. His best attempt of 72.32m was registered with his second throw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-hammer-throw.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173034/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-hammer-throw.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Olympics at Sports-Reference.com]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
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In addition to his Olympic appearance he also won silver medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/commonwealth-games-golden-moments-and-silver-linings-28091712.html|title=CommonWealth Games: Golden moments and silver linings|last=McDowell|first=Jim|date=22 July 2002|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
In addition to his Olympic appearance he also won silver medals at the [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982]] and [[1986 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/commonwealth-games-golden-moments-and-silver-linings-28091712.html|title=CommonWealth Games: Golden moments and silver linings|last=McDowell|first=Jim|date=22 July 2002|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
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==Claims on doping== |
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Outspoken against drugs in sport, in the late 1980s he made allegations of drug taking and cover-up in athletics. Girvan claimed that earlier in the decade, in order to test suspicions he had, he asked British athletics official Andy Norman prior to testing at a meet in Crystal Palace that his results would be "embarrassing", which he says prompted Norman to organise for his urine sample to be switched with another.<ref name="Sentinel">{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-12-17/sports/8702120391_1_tulane-final-four-years-independence-bowl|title=College Football North Carolina Selects Tulane`s Brown As Coach|date=17 December 1987|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12451161.Man_who_turned_blind_eye_to_cheats/|title=Man who turned blind eye to cheats|date=25 October 2007|work=[[Herald Scotland]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
Outspoken against drugs in sport, in the late 1980s he made allegations of drug taking and cover-up in athletics. Girvan claimed that earlier in the decade, in order to test suspicions he had, he asked British athletics official Andy Norman prior to testing at a meet in Crystal Palace that his results would be "embarrassing", which he says prompted Norman to organise for his urine sample to be switched with another.<ref name="Sentinel">{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-12-17/sports/8702120391_1_tulane-final-four-years-independence-bowl|title=College Football North Carolina Selects Tulane`s Brown As Coach|date=17 December 1987|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12451161.Man_who_turned_blind_eye_to_cheats/|title=Man who turned blind eye to cheats|date=25 October 2007|work=[[Herald Scotland]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
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In another allegation, Girvan stated that leading hammer thrower [[Yuriy Sedykh]] once advised him on what type of drugs to take, during a coaching seminar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-06-20/sports/8801090178_1_british-trials-sebastian-coe-meters|title=Coe Runs British Reports Of His Demise Into Ground|last=Hersh|first=Phil|date=20 June 1988|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Glasgow">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880620&id=7TNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3623,5367114&hl=en|title=Soviet hammer men stay away|last=Gillon|first=Doug|date=20 June 1988|work=[[The Glasgow Herald]]|page=5|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
In another allegation, Girvan stated that leading hammer thrower [[Yuriy Sedykh]] once advised him on what type of drugs to take, during a coaching seminar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-06-20/sports/8801090178_1_british-trials-sebastian-coe-meters|title=Coe Runs British Reports Of His Demise Into Ground|last=Hersh|first=Phil|date=20 June 1988|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Glasgow">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880620&id=7TNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3623,5367114&hl=en|title=Soviet hammer men stay away|last=Gillon|first=Doug|date=20 June 1988|work=[[The Glasgow Herald]]|page=5|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> |
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Both Norman and Sedykh denied the allegations.<ref name="Sentinel"/><ref name="Glasgow"/> |
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Birth name | Martin Girvan | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Southend-on-Sea, England | 17 April 1960|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Club | WBAC, Wolverhampton | |||||||||||||||||
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Martin Girvan (born 17 April 1960) is a British former athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. He represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland in international competition.
Career[edit]
Girvan had a personal best throw of 77.54m, set in Wolverhampton 1984, breaking both the British and Commonwealth records.[1] His British record stood for 31-years.[2]
He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and finished ninth in the final. His best attempt of 72.32m was registered with his second throw.[3]
In addition to his Olympic appearance he also won silver medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Claims on doping[edit]
Outspoken against drugs in sport, in the late 1980s he made allegations of drug taking and cover-up in athletics. Girvan claimed that earlier in the decade, in order to test suspicions he had, he asked British athletics official Andy Norman prior to testing at a meet in Crystal Palace that his results would be "embarrassing", which he says prompted Norman to organise for his urine sample to be switched with another.[5][6]
In another allegation, Girvan stated that leading hammer thrower Yuriy Sedykh once advised him on what type of drugs to take, during a coaching seminar.[7][8]
Both Norman and Sedykh denied the allegations.[5][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chris Evert Lloyd beaten at last - On This Day". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Nick Miller breaks 31-year-old British hammer record". BBC Sport. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ McDowell, Jim (22 July 2002). "CommonWealth Games: Golden moments and silver linings". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b "College Football North Carolina Selects Tulane`s Brown As Coach". Sun-Sentinel. 17 December 1987. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Man who turned blind eye to cheats". Herald Scotland. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Hersh, Phil (20 June 1988). "Coe Runs British Reports Of His Demise Into Ground". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b Gillon, Doug (20 June 1988). "Soviet hammer men stay away". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links[edit]
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Male hammer throwers from Northern Ireland
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games