Biography
He was banned from the sport for life in 1985 for using Stanozolol, but this ruling was overturned just two years later. After retirement, Machura openly admitted to using banned substances throughout his career.
He was banned from the sport for life in 1985 for using Stanozolol, but this ruling was overturned just two years later. After retirement, Machura openly admitted to using banned substances throughout his career.
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World Indoor Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Universiade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| European Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| European Indoor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| European Cup Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| European U20 Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International total | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Year | Championship | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | European Indoor | Budapest | 1 | 21.42 i | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1987 | European Cup Finals | Prague | 3 | 21.40 | ||
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe | 1 | 21.13 | CR | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1985 | European Indoor | Piraeus | 1 | 21.74 i | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1985 | World Indoor Championships | Paris | 1 | 21.22 i | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki | 3 | 20.98 | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens | 3 | 20.59 | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1982 | European Indoor | Milan | 2 | 20.07 i | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 1979 | European U20 Athletics Championships | Bydgoszcz | 1 | 18.34 | Competed under TCH (Czechoslovakia) |