Igor Kollár (born 25 June 1965 in Žiar nad Hronom, Banská Bystrica Region) is a retired male race walker from Slovakia. He is a three-time Olympian.
At the 1996 Olympics, Kollár garnered a "huge lead" over the pack in the 20 km walk, but he was disqualified as the judges deemed that he held two feet off the ground. Kollár claimed that the judges disqualified him because he was so far ahead, and they just wanted a closer finish. Following the '96 Olympics, Kollár's performance lagged and he was eventually expelled from his Dukla Banská Bystrica club, with the club saying that he was "too old". In response, Kollár created his own club called HITEC and he continued to compete for several years, making a resurgence at the 1999 World Championships where he finished 6th.
Achievements Representing 1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan13th20 km1:21:441992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain19th20 km1:29:38Representing 1993World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico9th20 km1:26:00World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th20 km1:24:23 1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland7th20 km1:22:231995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China19th20 km1:23:37World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th20 km1:22:301996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States —20 kmDSQ1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th20 km1:24:371998European Championships Budapest, Hungary15th20 km1:26.431999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain6th20 km1:25:15 —50 kmDSQ2000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany15th20 km1:22:25Olympic Games Sydney, Australia31st20 km1:26:31
References
External links