Sergiu Ursu (born April 26, 1980) is a Romanian discus thrower. Originally from the Republic of Moldova, he transferred to compete for Romania from 2003 onwards. He represented his adopted country twice at both the World Championships in Athletics and European Athletics Championships.
He was banned for two years from February 2004 after a positive test for Nandrolone. In 2013 Urzu tested positive for Norandrosterone in an out of competition test,Dopaj în atletismul românesc. Campionul Sergiu Ursu, depistat pozitiv, prosport.ro, 11 May 2014 and was given another two-year sanction.Doping sanctions - News 155, Positive cases in athletics SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF JULY – AUGUST 2014
International competitions Representing 2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thShot put18.59 mRepresenting 2003World ChampionshipsParis, France13thDiscus61.982006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9thDiscus62.482007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan25thDiscus59.222010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8thDiscus63.112013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice France, Spain1stDiscus62.87
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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