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{{short description|American shot putter}}
'''Kevin Toth''' (born December 29, 1967, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) is an [[Americans|American]] former [[shot put]] athlete.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2001/Toth_Kevin.asp | title = Kevin Toth | publisher = USA Track & Field | year = 2001}}</ref>

His personal best throw was {{convert|22.67|m|sp=us|abbr=off}} in 2003,<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.usatf.org/news/showRelease.asp?article=/news/releases/2003-04-22.xml | title = Toth named Athlete of the Week | publisher = USA Track & Field | date = April 22, 2003}}</ref> which places him tenth on the all-time performers list ({{as of|lc=on|February 2025}}).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/throws/shot-put/outdoor/men/senior | title= Shot Put - men - senior - outdoor | publisher= International Association of Athletics Federations | accessdate= March 23, 2025}}</ref>

In 2004, the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] announced that Toth received a two-year ban following a positive test for use of [[tetrahydrogestrinone]] (THG).<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.usatoday.com/sports/balco-timeline.htm | work= USA Today | title= BALCO investigation timeline | date= November 27, 2007 | quote= May 4, 2004: Kevin Toth receives a two-year ban for THG and modafinil use, USADA announces. The shot putter loses his 2003 U.S. championship and fourth-place finish at the World Championships.}}</ref> Toth subsequently retired from competing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackprofile.com/tpr80.html |title=Shot Putter Kevin Toth Announces Retirement |work=Track Profile Report |author=Ramsak, Bob |date=February 16, 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331172654/http://www.trackprofile.com/tpr80.html |archivedate=March 31, 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[BALCO investigation]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}

{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's shot put}}
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[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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