Thomas Goller
German hurdler (born 1977)
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Thomas Goller (born 28 October 1977 in Dohna, Bezirk Dresden) is a retired German hurdler. He was banned from competing for two years for doping.
Biography
He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition.[citation needed]
At senior level he competed at the 1998 European Championships (9th place in 400 m hurdles), the 1999 World Championships (15th in 400 m hurdles and 11th in relay) and the 2000 Summer Olympics (16th in 400 m hurdles) without reaching the final.[citation needed]
His personal best time was 48.54 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Jena. This ranked him fifth on the German all-time list, behind Harald Schmid, Olaf Hense, Edgar Itt and Uwe Ackermann.[1]
Goller represented the sports clubs Dresdner SC, LAZ Leipzig and LG Asics Pirna. He was the German Champion in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009 over the 400 metres hurdles.[2]
In May 2010 it was proved that Thomas Goller had consumed Boldenone and Desoxymethyltestosterone. The DLV suspended him[3] and TV Wattenscheid 01 terminated his contract.[4] At a hearing in July 2010, he was given a two-year ban where he announced his retirement from the sport.[5]
