Dean Capobianco

Australian sprinter

Dean Capobianco (born 11 May 1970) is a former Australian athlete, known best as a sprinter. He won the 1990 Stawell Gift and represented Australia in the 200 metres at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

## Athletics

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In 1993, he reached his peak in the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, when he set a new personal best of 20.18 seconds over 200 metres.[1]

Capobianco won the 1990 Stawell Gift with a time of 12.29 and a handicap of 2.25 metres (2.46 yd).[2]

### Controversy

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An IAAF arbitration panel found Capobianco guilty of taking anabolic steroids, 10 months after he was cleared of any doping offence in a preliminary hearing by an IAAF independent arbitrator. IAAF general secretary Istvan Gyulai said that the reinstatement of Capobianco in July 1996 following a report for Athletics Australia by Robert Ellicott, QC, was a mistake. That inquiry cleared Capobianco on a technicality to run in the Olympic Games. In 1996, after months of legal challenge, Capobianco was banned from competition for four years by the IAAF for taking the banned steroid stanozolol after a meeting in Hengelo.[3] Capobianco raced in Dijon the day prior to Hengelo and returned a negative (clear) drugs test. Capobianco's costs for arbitration were paid by the IAAF and his ban was later reduced to 2 years.

## Results

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### World Athletics Championships

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Venue  | Event  | Place  | Time

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1999 World Championships in Athletics, Seville, Spain | 200 m - Men | Heats | 21.48
1995 World Championships in Athletics, Gothenburg, Sweden | 200 m - Men | 5th | 20.88
1993 World Championships in Athletics, Stuttgart, Germany | 200 m - Men | 4th | 20.18

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### Olympics

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1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona | 200 m - Men | 1st (Round 1, heat 8) | 20.86
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona | 200 m - Men | 4th (Round 2, heat 3) | 20.61
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 200 m - Men | 4th (Qualifying, heat 8) | 20.76
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 200 m - Men | 7th (Quarter final, heat 2) | 21.03
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 × 100 m Relay - Men | 1st (Qualifying, heat 5) | 38.93
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 × 100 m Relay - Men | disqualified (Semi-final, heat 2) |
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 × 400 m Relay - Men | 4th (Qualifying, heat 1) | 3:03.73
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta | 4 × 400 m Relay - Men | 7th (Semi-final, heat 1) | 3:04.55

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## External links

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* Profile
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dean Capobianco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

## References

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1. ^ "Sports Stars of the Year from 1956". WA Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
2. ^ "Stawell Gift 120m results - 1878 to 2021 - Powercor Stawell Gift". www.stawellgift.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. ^ "Capobianco banned for taking steroids". coolrunningaustralia. 17 March 1997. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
4. ^ IAAF.org - Results
5. ^ Athlete: Dean Capobianco - Australian Olympic Committee

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Australian national champions in men's 100 m

Note: 100 yards until 1966

* 1894: Billy MacPherson
* 1896: Bill Cartwright
* 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
* 1902: George Moir
* 1904: Herb Hunter
* 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
* 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
* 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
* 1914: George Parker (USA)
* 1920: William Hunt
* 1922: Slip Carr
* 1924 & 1926: Les Parker
* 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
* 1934: Noel Dempsey
* 1936: Ted Hampson
* 1938: Howard Yates
* 1947–48: John Treloar
* 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
* 1950: John Treloar
* 1951: Bill de Gruchy
* 1952–58: Hector Hogan
* 1959: Brian Waters
* 1960: Dennis Tipping
* 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
* 1963–65: Bob Lay
* 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
* 1968: Mel Pender (USA)
* 1969: Greg Lewis
* 1970–71: Eric Bigby
* 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
* 1973: David Stokes
* 1974–75: Graham Haskell
* 1976: Greg Lewis
* 1977–79: Paul Narracott
* 1980: Richard James
* 1981: Peter Gandy
* 1982–84: Paul Narracott
* 1985: Fred Martin
* 1986: Gerrard Keating
* 1987–88: Shane Naylor
* 1989: David Dworjanyn
* 1990: Tim Jackson
* 1991: Dean Capobianco
* 1992: Shane Naylor
* 1993: Dean Capobianco
* 1994: Damien Marsh
* 1995: Shane Naylor
* 1996: Damien Marsh
* 1997: Steve Brimacombe
* 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
* 2003: Patrick Johnson
* 2004–07: Josh Ross
* 2008: Otis Gowa
* 2009: Josh Ross
* 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2012–13: Josh Ross
* 2014: Tim Leathart
* 2015: Josh Clarke
* 2016: Alex Hartmann
* 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2018: Trae Williams
* 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)

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Australian national champions in men's 200 m

Note: 220 yards until 1966

* 1894: Billy MacPherson
* 1896: Bill Cartwright
* 1898: Stan Rowley
* 1900: Stan Rowley
* 1902: George Moir
* 1904: Nigel Barker
* 1906: Nigel Barker
* 1908: Nigel Barker
* 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
* 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
* 1914: George Parker (USA)
* 1920: William Hunt
* 1922: Slip Carr
* 1924: Norm Grehan
* 1926: Norm Grehan
* 1928: James Carlton
* 1930: James Carlton
* 1932: James Carlton
* 1934: Howard Yates
* 1936: Ray Moffat
* 1938: Howard Yates
* 1947: John Bartram
* 1948: John Treloar
* 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM)
* 1950: John Treloar
* 1951: John Bartram
* 1952: John Treloar
* 1953: Brian Butterfield
* 1954: Hector Hogan
* 1955: Douglas Winston
* 1956: Hector Hogan
* 1957: Kevan Gosper
* 1958: Terry Gale
* 1959: Don Bursill
* 1960: Dennis Tipping
* 1961: Gary Holdsworth
* 1962: Peter Vassella
* 1963: Gary Holdsworth
* 1964: Gary Holdsworth
* 1965: Gary Eddy
* 1966: Peter Norman
* 1967: Peter Norman
* 1968: Peter Norman
* 1969: Peter Norman
* 1970: Peter Norman
* 1971: Bruce Weatherlake
* 1972: Greg Lewis
* 1973: Greg Lewis
* 1974: Richard Hopkins
* 1975: Peter Fitzgerald
* 1976: Greg Lewis
* 1977: Colin McQueen
* 1978: Colin McQueen
* 1979: Colin McQueen
* 1980: Bruce Frayne
* 1981: Bruce Frayne
* 1982: Peter Gandy
* 1983: Bruce Frayne
* 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg
* 1985: Clayton Kearney
* 1986: Robert Stone
* 1987: John Dinan
* 1988: Kieran Finn (IRE)
* 1989: Darren Clark
* 1990: Robert Stone
* 1991: Dean Capobianco
* 1992: Dean Capobianco
* 1993: Damien Marsh
* 1994: Steve Brimacombe
* 1995: Steve Brimacombe
* 1996: Dean Capobianco
* 1997: Steve Brimacombe
* 1998: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
* 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
* 2000: Darryl Wohlsen
* 2001: Patrick Johnson
* 2002: David Geddes
* 2003: Patrick Johnson
* 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR)
* 2005: Daniel Batman
* 2006: Patrick Johnson
* 2007: Josh Ross
* 2008: Daniel Batman
* 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2010: Patrick Johnson
* 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2012: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2013: Josh Ross
* 2014: Mangar Chuot
* 2015: Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ)
* 2016: Alex Hartmann
* 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2018: Alex Hartmann

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