Martin Kobau

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Martin Kobau (born November 11, 1972 in Villach ) is a former Austrian rower .

Career

Kobau rowed for the Villach rowing club from 1881 . He took part in the 1990 Junior World Championships with the quadruple scull . In 1993 he became European champion in the lightweight double scull. At the 1994 World Championships he reached the B final in the lightweight four without a helmsman and has been rowing in this boat class ever since. At the 1996 Olympic Games the Austrians finished twelfth and fifth at the 1999 World Championships. In 2000 he achieved the overall World Cup victory and ninth place at the Olympic Games . 2001 was the most successful year. Martin Kobau, Wolfgang Sigl , Bernd Wakolbinger and Sebastian Sageder became world champions in the lightweight four without a helmsman on the Rotsee . At the 2002 World Championships, the success could not be repeated with ninth place.

Doping case

In 2003, Kobau, like his teammates Helfried Jurtschitsch and Norbert Lambing, tested positive for nandrolone in a doping test and was banned for six months. The ingestion of the contaminated food supplement “Mega Ribosyn 1100” was found to be the cause . The drug in question was previously tested as harmless by the Austrian doping laboratory Seibersdorf. The responsible FISA commission also found that Jurtschitsch, Lambing and Kobau had not acted with the aim of improving performance and found no negligence in their actions. When discussing the 6-month ban, however, the commission relied on the principle of athletes being responsible for their own bodies and the existing risk of an increase in dietary supplements, even when taking the greatest precautionary measures. In 2004 Kobau started at a World Cup and then ended his career.

Award

  • 2001: Carinthian Sportsman of the Year

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rvvillach.at Club history
  2. ↑ Four Austrians "somehow innocent". krone.at, August 25, 2003, accessed December 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Rowing: Mild verdict for doping sinners. news.ch, January 27, 2004, accessed on December 18, 2015 .
  4. ^ The LIA Messenger, October 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2015 .
  5. ^ Report of the FISA Executive Committee. January 25, 2004, accessed December 18, 2015 .
  6. ↑ The favorite for Carinthia's athlete of the year is “Mathias Mayer”. Retrieved December 26, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Kobau, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian rower
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Villach