Ria Stalman

Maria Geertruida "Ria" Stalman (Dutch: [maːˈrijaː ɣeːrˈtrœydaː ˈrijaː ˈstɑlmɑn]; born 11 December 1951) is a Dutch retired discus thrower and shot putter.

In discus throw, her personal best is 71.22 m from 1984, a Dutch record that was later annulled, and in shot put, her personal best is 18.02 m from 1984, also a Dutch record. She won the gold medal in discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also has 15 national titles in discus throw and shot put.

In 2016, she admitted to the use of doping in the 1980s. In response, the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation annulled her unsurpassed national record in discus throw set in that period.

Career

From 1971 to 1983, she won 22 medals in the discus throw and shot put events at the Dutch Championships, including 15 gold medals.

After a brief career with the UTEP Miners track and field team, Stalman went to Arizona State University, where she was on the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team. In June 1982, she won a gold medal for her discus throw of 62.13 m in the 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In September 1982, she became 12th in the discus throw event during the 1982 European Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece. In August 1983, she was 7th in the discus throw event during the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland.

In June 1984, she won both a gold medal in the shot put event for her 18.02 m result and in the discus throw event for her 67.59 m result in the 1984 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In July 1984, she achieved her all-time best discus throw of 71.22 m in Walnut, CA, a Dutch record that remained on the books until it was annulled in 2016.