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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> Both Norman and Sedykh denied the allegations.<ref name="Sentinel"/><ref name="Glasgow"/> |
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| Birth name | Martin Girvan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1960 Southend-on-Sea, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Template:Unit weight | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | WBAC, Wolverhampton | |||||||||||||||||
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Martin Girvan (born 17 April 17 1960) is a British former athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. He represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland in international competition.
Career
Girvan's had a personal best throw of 77.54m, set in Wolverhampton 1984, set both a British and Commonwealth record.[1] The 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 72.32 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
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
- ^ "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. 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.