Raphaël Piolanti Explained

Raphaël Piolanti (born 14 November 1967 in Metz) is a retired male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 79.68 metres, achieved in September 1992 in Bourgoin-Jallieu. This was a French record at that time.

In November 1993 he was found guilty of sexual assault on fellow athletes Catherine Moyon de Baecque and Michelle Rouveyrol. He allegedly raped them during an athletics camp in August 1991.

Piolanti is now president and coach in Athletic Club Amneville – the athletic club he has been in his entire career. He has trained several high calibre throwers at the club including Jerome Bortoluzzi, Maxime Maier, Quentin Bigot, and Bruno Boccalate.

In July 2014 he was accused of supporting the doping of athletes, including Quentin Bigot.[1]

In 2018, a French court issued a lifetime ban from competitive athletics to Piolanti for the possession and administration of prohibited substances.[2] [3] The court also sentenced him to one-year suspended prison term.

Achievements

Representing
1985European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany9th60.90 m
1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th68.26 m
1989Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco1st73.16 m
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia14th72.50 m
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th73.64 m
Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece1st75.10 m
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain16th73.22 m
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany10th75.88 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th75.98 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States11th75.24 m
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece11th74.08 m
Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy2nd77.20 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain22nd74.23 m
2001Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia3rd71.52 m
Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa-Hull, Canada3rd72.71 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justice.
  2. News: Ex-hammer throwing coach sentenced for doping . 7 July 2018 . The International News . 14 July 2024.
  3. Web site: LATEST SANCTIONS FOR DOPING AND NON-DOPING VIOLATIONS JULY AND AUGUST 2018 . 2018 . Athletics Integrity Unit . 14 July 2024.