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Adrián Annus

1973 - Today

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Adrián Zsolt Annus (born 28 June 1973 in Szeged) is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens for a doping violation in a highly publicized scandal. The disqualification received heightened attention, as it came on the heels of several drug scandals at the Athens Games and came as Annus' teammate, discus thrower Róbert Fazekas was also stripped of his Olympic title for a doping violation. The incident also received attention, as Annus refused for several months to return his gold medal, relenting only after the International Olympic Committee put pressure on the Hungarian Olympic Committee and threatened sanctions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Adrián Annus is the 2,742nd most popular athlete (down from 2,543rd in 2024), the 860th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 840th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Adrián Annus ranks 2,742 out of 6,025. Before him are Galina Murašova, Eddie Arcaro, Rico Verhoeven, Choe Chol-su, Sarah English, and Mislav Bezmalinović. After him are Erhard Wunderlich, Sophie Moressée-Pichot, Ato Boldon, Grigory Kiriyenko, Irina Belova, and Daina Gudzinevičiūtė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Adrián Annus ranks 530. Before him are Eri Fukatsu, José Luís Vidigal, Shigeyoshi Mochizuki, Eric Lindros, Nâdiya, and Jeon Ki-young. After him are Maximiliano Hernández, Ato Boldon, Rebecca Lord, Dominique Monami, Michaela Dorfmeister, and Ye Ji-won.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Adrián Annus ranks 860 out of 1,077. Before him are Gábor Pölöskei (1960), Attila Horváth (1967), Tibor Navracsics (1966), Katalin Szili (1956), Pál Szekeres (1964), and Gábor Csapó (1950). After him are Zsolt Lőw (1979), Zoltán Almási (1976), László Andor (1966), Ágnes Szávay (1988), László Bodrogi (1976), and Péter Abay (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Adrián Annus ranks 104. Before him are István Szívós (1948), István Szívós (1920), Tamás Wichmann (1948), István Timár (1940), Ernő Kolczonay (1953), Attila Horváth (1967), and András Rajna (1960). After him are István Busa (1961), Balázs Kiss (1972), Attila Ábrahám (1967), Bertalan Hajtós (1965), and Attila Adrovicz (1966).

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