Doping In Athletics

The use of

performance-enhancing drugs Performance-enhancing substances (PESs), also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans. Many substances, such as anabolic steroids, can be used to improve at ...

(

doping in sport In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by athletes, as a way of cheating. As stated in the World Anti-Doping Code by WADA, doping is defined as the occurrence of one or more of the anti-d ...

) is prohibited within the sport of

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

. Athletes who are found to have used such banned substances, whether through a positive drugs test, the

biological passport An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by ...

system, an investigation or public admission, may receive a competition ban for a length of time which reflects the severity of the infraction. Athletes who are found to have banned substances in their possession, or who tamper with or refuse to submit to drug testing can also receive bans from the sport. Competitive bans may also be given to athletes who test positive for prohibited

recreational drugs Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or plea ...

or stimulants with little performance-enhancing effect for competitors in athletics. The sports body responsible for determining which substances are banned in athletics is the

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; , AMA) is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against d ...

(WADA). Typically, any athlete who tests positive for banned substances after having served a previous ban receives a lifetime ban from the sport of athletics. Many high-profile sportspeople to receive doping bans have come from the sport of athletics, with significant past cases concerning Ben Johnson,

Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 ...

and

Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery (born January 28, 1975) is an American former track sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. In 2005, he was stripped of his records—including a now-void men's 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002—a ...

. Furthermore, a number of athletes who underwent state-sponsored doping programmes in East Germany and the

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

between the 1950s and 1980s were competitors in athletics, but the quality of the international anti-doping work was so poor that only one East German athlete ever tested positive. Following allegations of state-sponsored

doping in Russia Systematic Doping in sport, doping of Sport in Russia, Russian athletes has resulted in 51 Olympic medals List of stripped Olympic medals, stripped from Russia (and Russian associated teams), four times the number of the next highest, and more th ...

, the IAAF suspended the country's athletes from competition, including the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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violation !Banned substance(s)/
Anti-doping rule violation !Sanction !Reference(s) , - , Ahmed Abd El Raouf , , Hammer throw , 2008 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Inga Abitova , , Long distance , 2009 ,

Biological passport An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by ...

anomalies , 2 years , , - , Folashade Abugan , , Sprinting , 2010 ,

Testosterone Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in Male, males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of Male reproductive system, male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting se ...

prohormone A prohormone is a committed precursor of a hormone consisting of peptide hormones synthesized together that has a minimal hormonal effect by itself because of its expression-suppressing structure, often created by protein folding and binding addit ...

, 2 years , , - , Ibrahim Mohamed Aden , , Middle distance , 1999 ,

Ephedrine Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and sympathomimetic agent that is often used to prevent hypotension, low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred ...

, Public warning , , - , Tosin Adeloye , , Sprinting , 2012
2015 ,

Metenolone Metenolone, or methenolone, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) which is used in the form of esters such as metenolone acetate (brand name Primobolan, Nibal) and metenolone enanthate (brand name Primobolan Depot, Nibal Injection). Meten ...

Exogenous steroids , 2 years
8 years ,
, - , Funke Adeoye , , Hammer throw , 2007 ,

, Public warning , , - , Alessandra Aguilar , , Long distance , 2011 , , 3 months , , - , Amina Aït Hammou , , Middle distance , 2008 , 3 whereabouts failures , 1 year , , - , Seltana Aït Hammou , , Middle distance , 2008 , 3 whereabouts failures , 1 year , , - , Chioma Ajunwa , , Long jump, sprinting , 1992 , , 4 years , , - , Esther Akinsulie , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Hydrodiuril among others, is a diuretic medication used to treat hypertension and swelling due to fluid build-up. Other uses include treating diabetes insipidus and renal tubular acidosis and t ...

, 6 months , , - , Ashwini Akkunji , , Sprinting , 2011 ,

Anabolic steroid Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolism, Anaboli ...

s , 2 years , , - , Mary Akor Basley , , Marathon , 2012 ,

Clenbuterol Clenbuterol is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier. It is most comm ...

, 2 years , , - , Mikko Ala-Leppilampi , , Long distance , 1972 , Self admittance of blood transfusions
(not illegal at the time) , — , Malin Roos
OS-stjärnan: Vi dopade oss
expressen.se, 5 November 2005 , - , Mariem Alaoui Selsouli , , Middle distance , 2009
2012 , EPO

Furosemide Furosemide, sold under the brand name Lasix among others, is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. Furosemide may also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It can ...

, 2 years
8 years , , - , Sultan Al-Dawoodi , , Discus throw , 2009 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Denis Alekseyev , , Sprinting , 2013 , Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 2 years , , - , Barakat Al-Harthi , , Sprinting , 2011 ,

Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol, Medrol, Solu-Medrol) is a synthetic glucocorticoid, primarily prescribed for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. It is either used at low doses for chronic illnesses or used at high doses durin ...

, 6 months , , - , Ghfran Almouhamad , , Hurdling , 2012 , Methylhexaneamine , 6 months , , - , Anna Alminova , , Middle distance , 2010
2009 ,

Pseudoephedrine Pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Sudafed among others, is a sympathomimetic medication which is used as a decongestant to treat nasal congestion. It has also been used off-label for certain other indications, like treatment of lo ...

anomalies , 3 months
30 months ,
, - , Anthony Alozie , , Sprinting , 2013 , 3 Whereabouts Failures , 20 months , , - ,

Aslı Çakır Alptekin Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 20 August 1985 in Antalya) is a Turkish former female middle-distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by her husband, runner Ihsan Alptekin. She was banned for life from ...

, , Middle distance/steeplechase , 2004
2010 ,

, 2 years
8 years , IAAF
/2004ResultsManagement_1162.pdf Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2004
iaaf.org, via web.archive.org
, - , Chinaza Amadi , , Long jump , 2015 ,

, 4 years , , - , Gloria Amuche Nwosu , , Sprinting , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Anis Ananenka , , Middle distance , 2015 , GW1516 , 4 years , , - , Andreas Anastasopoulos , , Shot put , 2001 , , 2 years , , - , Georg Andersen , , Shot put , 1991 ,

, 21 months , Historikk: Store norske dopingsaker – Sport – Dagbladet.no
. , - , Marvin Anderson , , Sprinting , 2009 , 4-Methyl-2-hexanamine , 3 months , Jamaicans given three-month ban
.

BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC BBC Television, television, BBC Radio, radio and BBC Online, online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadc ...

(14 September 2009). Retrieved 2010-08-30. , - , Lyudmila Andonova , , High jump , 1985 ,

Amphetamine Amphetamine (contracted from Alpha and beta carbon, alpha-methylphenethylamine, methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, an ...

, 18 months , , - , Yeorgios Andreou , , Decathlon , 2003 , , 2 years , , - , Vladimir Andreyev , , Race walking , 2005 ,

Salbutamol Salbutamol, also known as albuterol and sold under the brand name Ventolin among others, is a medication that opens up the medium and large airways in the lungs. It is a short-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist that causes relaxation of ...

, 1 year , , - , Yuriy Andronov , , Race walking , 2014 , Trimetazidine , 2 years , , - , Ivanildo dos Anjos , , Long distance , 2014 ,

, 18 months , , - , Adrián Annus , , Hammer throw , 2004 , Missed test, tampering , 2 years , Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2004
. ''IAAF.org''. Retrieved 30 June 2008. , - ,

Seema Antil Seema Punia-Antil (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.84 m,achieved in Kyiv in 2004. Early life Seema Antil was born in Khewda village of Sonipat district in Haryana. Her sporting career began at the ag ...

, , Discus throw , 2000 ,

, Public warning , . , - ,

Elena Antoci Elena Antoci (née Buhăianu, divorced Iagăr; born 16 January 1975 in Braşov) is a Romanian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was European champion at European Indoor Championships in the 1500m event (2005) and Europ ...

, , Middle distance , 2008 , EPO , , Romanian duo retire amid doping suspicions – 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
. , - , Olena Antonova , , Discus throw , 2009 (Retested 2013) ,

Stanozolol Stanozolol (Abbreviation, abbrev. Stz), sold under many brand names, is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is used to treat hereditary angioedema. It was developed by American ph ...

, 2 years , , - , Esref Apak , , Hammer throw , 2013 ,

, 2 years , Dissiplin Kurulu Toplandı
, - , Thozama April , , Long distance , 2014 ,

Phentermine Phentermine, sold under the brand name Adipex-P among others, is a medication used together with diet and exercise to treat obesity. It is available by itself or as the combination phentermine/topiramate. Phentermine is taken by mouth. Com ...

Prednisolone Prednisolone is a corticosteroid, a steroid hormone used to treat certain types of allergies, inflammation, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancers, Electrolyte imbalance, electrolyte imbalances and skin conditions. Some of ...

, Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Demetra Arachoviti , , Hurdling , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Geisa Arcanjo , , Shot put , 2010 ,

, Public warning , , - ,

Juana Arrendel Juana Rosario Arrendel (born 16 June 1978) is a female high jumper from the Dominican Republic. Arrendel originally won the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, but lost the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. In 2006, she became t ...

, , High jump , 1999 ,

, , , - , Katsiaryna Artsiukh , , Hurdling , 2010 ,

, 2 years , , - ,

Natalya Artyomova Natalya Petrovna Artyomova (; born January 5, 1963, in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired middle-distance runner from Russia, who was one of the leading athletes in the women's 1500 metres and 3000 metres during the 1980s. On July 4, 1992, traces of a ba ...

, , Middle distance , ,

Steroids A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes that alter mem ...

, , , - , Tatiana Aryasova , , Long distance , 2012 , Hydroxyethylstarch , 2 years , IAAF
Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.7.13
iaaf.org via web.archive.org , - , Elena Arzhakova , , Middle distance , 2011 ,

violation , 2 years , , - , Malika Asahssah , , Long distance , 2015 ,

, 4 years , , - , Delilah Asiago , , Long distance , 1999 , , , , - , Innocent Asonze , , Sprinting , 1999 , , , , - , Wayne Athorne , , Decathlon , , Methandienone (Dianabol) , , , - , Duncan Atwood , , Javelin throw , 1985 , Stimulant , Life ban (later reduced) , , - ,

Olutoyin Augustus __NOTOC__ Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus (born 24 December 1979) is a former Nigerian hurdling, hurdler who competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She began her career with a win at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006, easily beating the op ...

(Toyin Augustus) , , Hurdles , 2009 , Abnormal

testosterone Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in Male, males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of Male reproductive system, male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting se ...

levels , 2 years , IAAF Newsletter Edition 112
.

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...

(27 April 2010). Retrieved 2010-04-27. , - , Anna Avdeyeva , , Shot put , 2013 ,

Oral Turinabol Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehyd ...

(anabolic steroid) , 2 years , , - ,

Roman Avramenko Roman Avramenko (; born 23 March 1988 in Kirovske) is a Ukrainian javelin thrower. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an in ...

, , Javelin throw , 2013
2015 , Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone
Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 2 years
8 years ,
, - , Hussein Awada , , Cross country running
Half marathon , 2012 ,

Nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen. It is also an anabolic steroid (AAS) which is medically used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate ...

, 2 years , , - , Mark Anthony Awere , , Long jump , 2001 , , 3 months , , - , Bimbo Miel Ayedou , , Sprinting , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Süreyya Ayhan , , Middle distance , 2004
2007 , Interfering with test

, Methandienone , 2 years
Life ban ,
, - , Masoud Azizi , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

, 2 years , , - , Ahmed Baday , , Long distance , 2010 ,

anomalies , 2 years , , - , Ndiss Kaba Badji , , Long jump, triple jump , 2005 ,

Androstenedione Androstenedione, or 4-androstenedione (abbreviated as A4 or Δ4-dione), also known as androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, is an endogenous weak androgen steroid hormone and intermediate in the biosynthesis of estrone and of testosterone from dehydroe ...

, 2 years , , - , Oleksandr Bagach ,
, Shot put , 1989
1997 ,

, 2 years
Public warning and disqualification , rediff.com: Roll of dishonour
. , - , José Alessandro Bagio , , Race walking , 2010 , 19-Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - ,

Amina Bakhit Amina Barcham Bakhit (born 14 November 1990) is a Sudanese middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metres. She won gold at the 2007 Pan Arab Games in the 800 m and bronze in the 10,000 m at the 201 ...

, , Middle distance , 2009 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Sergey Bakulin , , Race walking , 2011 ,

anomalies , 3 years and 2 months , , - ,

Živilė Balčiūnaitė Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian Marathon runner. Career Balčiūnaitė finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She also competed in the same event at the 2004 Olympics ...

, , Long distance , 2010 ,

, 2 years , , - , Michal Balner , , Pole vault , 2010 ,

Cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. However, the number of species is disputed, with as many as three species be ...

, 1 month , , - , Onalenna Baloyi , , Middle distance , 2010 ,

Methylhexanamine Methylhexanamine (also known as methylhexamine, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, 1,3-DMAA, dimethylamylamine, and DMAA; trade names Forthane and Geranamine) is an indirect sympathomimetic drug invented and developed by Eli Lilly and Company and marketed ...

, 2 years , , - , Yuliya Balykina , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

Drostanolone Drostanolone, or dromostanolone, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed. An androgen ester prodrug of drostanolone, drostanolone propionate, was formerly used in the treatmen ...

, 2 years , , - ,

Falk Balzer Falk Balzer (born 14 December 1973 in Leipzig) is a former German hurdler and the son of former East German hurdler Karin Balzer. He is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary and the br ...

, , Hurdling , 2001 ,

, 2 years , , - , Konstadinos Baniotis , , High jump , 2013 ,

, Public warning , , - , Jarrod Bannister , , Javelin throw , 2012 , 3 Whereabouts Failures
within an 18-month period , 20 months , , - , Kelly-Ann Baptiste , , Sprinting , , , 2 years , , - ,

Shawnacy Barber Shawnacy Campbell Barber (27 May 1994 – 17 January 2024) was a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the pole vault. Barber was a world champion in pole vault, having won the event with a height of 5.90 m at the 2015 World Cha ...

, , Pole vault , 2016 ,

Cocaine Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid and central nervous system stimulant, derived primarily from the leaves of two South American coca plants, ''Erythroxylum coca'' and ''Erythroxylum novogranatense, E. novogranatense'', which are cultivated a ...

, Public warning , , - , Roberto Barbi , , Marathon , 1996
2001
2008 ,

EPO
EPO,

, 3 months
4 years, reduced to 25 months
Life ban , , - ,

Roxana Bârcă Roxana Elisabeta Rotaru, née Bârcă (born 22 June 1988) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She represented her country in the 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. She also competed at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Ch ...

, , Long distance running , 2013 , Methasterone , 2 years , , - , Randy Barnes , , Shot put , 1990
1998 ,

Methyltestosterone Methyltestosterone, sold under the brand names Android, Metandren, and Testred among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, delayed puberty in boys, at low ...

, 27 months
Life ban , , - , Yarelys Barrios , , Discus throw , 2008 ,

Acetazolamide Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, acute mountain sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), heart f ...

, , , - , Bruno de Barros , , Sprinting , 2009 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Elias Bastos , , Cross country running , 2014 ,

, 2 years , , - , Giuliano Battocletti , , Long distance running , 1999 ,

, 16 months , IAAF Newsletter n.42, June 2000, p. 15: IAAF Anti Doping News POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, PENDING HEARING OR SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF 6 June 2000 , - ,

Dieter Baumann Dieter Baumann (, ; born 9 February 1965) is a German former athlete and 5000 m Olympic champion at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won the silver medal in the same event (5000 m) at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1999, Baumann test ...

, , Long distance , 1999 ,

, 2 years , , - , Julie Baumann , , Hurdling , 1989 ,

, 2 years , , - , Vadim Bavikin , , Javelin throw , 1994 ,

, 4 years , , - , Chantal Beaugeant , , Heptathlon , 1989 , , 2 years , , - , James Beckford , , Long jump , 1997 ,

, 3 months , , - , Violeta Beclea , , Middle distance , 1995 , Steroids , 4 years , , - , Chaltu Beji , , Steeplechase , 2015 , Ostarine , 4 years , , - , Alemitu Bekele , , Long distance , 2009 ,

anomalies , 2 years and 9 months , , - , Mimi Belete , , Middle/Long distance , 2010 ,

, Public reprimand and disqualification , , - , Irina Belova , , Heptathlon , 1993 ,

, 4 years , , - , Kenta Bell , , Triple jump , 2007 ,

, 3 months , , - , Awatef Ben Hassine , , Sprinting , 2004 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Yassine Bensghir , , Middle distance , 2014 ,

, 4 years , , - , Yahya Berrabah , , Long jump , 2009
2011 , Cannabis
EPO , Public warning
4 years (2nd ADRV) , , - , Gwen Berry , , Hammer throw , 2016 , Use of a prohibited substance (Vilanterol Trifenatate) , 3 months , , - , Michael Berry , , Sprinting , 2010 ,

, 3 months , , - ,

Mariya Bespalova Mariya Aleksandrovna Bespalova (; born 21 May 1986 in Leningrad) is a Russian hammer thrower. She competed in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On 30 March 2017, her 2012 Olympic results were annulled, after her second probe tes ...

, , Hammer throw , 2015 , Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 4 years , , - , María Cristina Betancourt , , Discus throw , 1983 , , Life ban , , - , Kipyegon Bett , , 800 m , 2017 ,

Erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production ( erythropoiesis) in th ...

out-of-competition test in November 2017 , 4 years , , - , Antonella Bevilacqua , , High jump , 1996 ,

pseudoephedrine Pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Sudafed among others, is a sympathomimetic medication which is used as a decongestant to treat nasal congestion. It has also been used off-label for certain other indications, like treatment of lo ...

, , , - , Uwe Beyer , , Hammer throw , 1960's/1970's ,

s (self-admitted) , — , , - ,

Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationa ...

, , Middle/Long distance , 2010 , Use of a prohibited method ( Operation Galgo) , 2 years , , - , Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari , , Long distance , 2006 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Quentin Bigot , , Hammer throw , 2014 , Methandienone and

, 2 years , , - ,

Madina Biktagirova Madina Ulfatovna Biktagirova (, ; born 20 September 1964 in Osh, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired long-distance runner. She competed for both Belarus and Russia. Professional career In 1992, Biktagirova set a course ...

, , Long distance , 1992 ,

Norephedrine Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), sold under many brand names, is a sympathomimetic agent used as a decongestant and appetite suppressant. It was once common in prescription drug, prescription and over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter cough and cold ...

, , , - ,

Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh (, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog; born March 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian shot putter. Biography Born in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast (), also known as Sumshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in northeast Ukraine. The obla ...

, , Shot put , 2004
(Sample retested 2012) , Oxandrolone , 3 years , , - ,

Svetlana Biryukova Svetlana Sergeevna Biryukova (née Denyaeva; ; born 1 April 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. Her personal best for the event is , set indoors in 2014. She served a two-year ban for doping between 2014 an ...

, , Long jump , 2014 , SARMs , 2-year ban , , - , Dominique Blake , , Sprinting , 2006
2012 ,

, 9 months
4 years and 6 months (Reduced from 6 years) ,
, - ,

Yohan Blake Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100 metres, 100-metre and 200 metres, 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ...

, , Sprinting , 2009 , 4-Methyl-2-hexanamine , 3 months , , - , José Luis Blanco , , Middle distance , 2010 , EPO , 2 years , IAAF Newsletter Ed. 119
.

(25 January 2011). Retrieved 2011-01-25. , - , Zhanna Block , , Sprinting , 2002 ,

BALCO scandal The BALCO scandal was a scandal involving the use of banned performance-enhancing substances by professional athletes. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) was a San Francisco Bay Area business which supplied anabolic steroids to profes ...

, 2 years , , - , Lyudmyla Blonska , , Heptathlon, long jump , 2003
2008 ,

, 2 years
Life ban ,
, - , Petr Bogatyrev , , Race walking , 2011 ,

anomalies , 2 years , , - ,

Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon (born 30 December 1973) is a Trinidadian former track and field athlete, politician, and four-time Olympic medal winner. He holds the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events with times of 5.64 ...

, , Sprinting , 2001 ,

, Public warning , , - , Scott Boothby , , Hammer throw , 2006 ,

Finasteride Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men. It can also be used to treat hirsutism, excessive hair growth in women. It ...

, 6-oxo-androstenedione , 4 years (Reduced from 8 years) , USATF – Anti-Doping – Athlete Suspensions
.USADA
Sanctions
, - ,

Valeriy Borchin Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin (; born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance. His World Championship was retroactively stripped in 2015 due to doping. ...

, , Race walking , 2005
2009 ,

anomalies , 1 year
8 years ,
, - , Béranger-Aymard Bossé , , Sprinting , 2016 ,

, 2 years , , - , Mihaela Botezan , , Long distance , 2007 , Chlortalidone , 2 years , , - , Chakir Boujattaoui , , Long-distance , 2010 ,

MIRCERA Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, sold under the brand name Mircera, is a long-acting erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) used for the treatment of anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease. It is the first approved, chemically ...

, 2 years , Athletes Currently Suspended

. Retrieved 28 January 2011. , - , Brahim Boulami , , Steeplechace , 2002 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Larbi Bouraada , , Decathlon , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Abderrahime Bouramdane , , Marathon , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - , Zahra Bouras , , Middle-distance , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Sofiya Bozhanova , , Long/Triple jump , 1994 ,

, 4 years , , - , Kevin Braunskill , , Sprinting , 1994 ,

, 4 years , , - , Grit Breuer , , Sprinting , 1992 ,

, 2 years , , - , Okkert Brits , , Pole vault , 2003 ,

, Public warning , , - ,

Damien Broothaerts Damien Broothaerts (born 13 March 1983 in Uccle) is a Belgian athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 World Indoor Championships. Apart from hurdling he is a modest sprin ...

, , Hurdling , 2011 ,

,
3 whereabouts failures , 1 year (Reduced from 2 years) , , - , Alicia Brown , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

, 2 years , , - , Erik de Bruin , , Discus throw, shot put , 1993 ,

, hCG , 4 years , , - ,

Ricky Bruch Björn Rickard "Ricky" Bruch (; 2 July 1946 – 30 May 2011) was a Swedish discus thrower, poet and actor. Career Bruch was born in Örgryte, Gothenburg, grew up in Skåne, and was later a long-time resident of Malmö. His main discipline was t ...

, , Discus throw , 1960's/1970's ,

s (self-admitted) , — , , - , Yelyzaveta Bryzhina , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

, 2 years , , - , Aleksandr Bulanov , , Shot put , 2009 , Methandienone , 2 years , , - , Viktor Burayev , , Race walking , 2008 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Tamara Bykova , , High jump , 1990 ,

, 3 months , , - , Yolanda Caballero , , Long distance , 2011
2014 ,

Tampering , 4 years , , - , Gary Cadogan , , Sprinting, hurdling , 1998 ,

, 2 years , , - , Dorina Calenic , , Long distance , 1987 , , , , - , Mehmet Çağlayan , , Long distance , 2010 , EPO , 2 years , , - ,

Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Mary "Jill" Camarena-Williams (born March 2, 1982) is an American retired track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. She competed at the 2012 and 2008 Beijing Olympics and has represented the United States both indoor and out ...

, , Shot put , 2013 ,

Clomiphene Clomifene, also known as clomiphene, is a medication used to treat infertility in women who anovulation, do not ovulate, including those with polycystic ovary syndrome. It is taken by mouth. Common side effects include pelvic pain and hot f ...

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John Capel John Capel Jr. (born October 27, 1978) is an American former track and field athlete who was a world champion sprinter. Capel played college football for the University of Florida, where he was also a member of the Florida Gators track and fiel ...

, , Sprinting , 2004
2006 ,

Cannabis , Public warning
2 years , , - ,

Dean Capobianco 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 In 1993, he ...

, , Sprinting , 1996 , Stanazolol , 2 years (Reduced from 4 years) , , - , Hector Carrasquillo , , Sprinting , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - , LaMark Carter , , Triple jump , 2004 ,

, Public warning , , - , Silviu Casandra , , Race walking , 2002 , , 2 years , , - , Arnaud Casquette , , Long jump , 2005 ,

, 6 months , IAAF
Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2005
iaaf.org via web.archive.org , - , Víctor Castillo , , Long jump , 2006
2011 ,

Methylhexaneamine , 2 years
4 years ,
, - , Recep Çelik , , Race walking , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Jolanda Čeplak , , Middle distance , 2007 , EPO , 2 years , , - ,

Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978) is a British track and field, track Sprint (running), sprinter. He has won international medals at World and European levels and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics (spo ...

, , Sprinting , 2003 , THG,

, EPO, HGH,

Insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (''INS)'' gene. It is the main Anabolism, anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabol ...

Modafinil Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and wakefulness-promoting agent, eugeroic (wakefulness promoter) medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characteri ...

& Liothyronine , 2 years , , - , Hafid Chani , , Long distance , 2011 ,

, 4 years , , - ,

Jamel Chatbi Jamel Chatbi (born 30 April 1984) is a Morocco, Moroccan-born athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase and competes for Italy. Chatbi has been banned twice from competition during his career for doping violations. Career Chatbi be ...

, , Steeplechase , 2009 ,

, 3 years , , - ,

Jani Chathurangani Silva Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni (born August 21, 1981) is a Sri Lankan track and field athlete who competes mainly in sprinting. South Asian Games In 2006 the South Asian Games held in Colombo, she clocked 11.76 seconds to take the w ...

, , Sprinting , 2006 ,

, 2 years , , - , David Chaussinand , , Hammer throw , 23 May 2002
24 June 2002 ,

, 3 years , , - , Mouhcine Cheaouri , , Pole vault , 2016 ,

, 4 years , , - ,

Emily Chebet Emily Chebet Muge (born 18 February 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 10,000 metres and cross country running. She is a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, being the gold meda ...

, , Long distance, cross country , 2015 ,

, 4 years , , - , Cristiana Checchi , , Shot put , 2003 ,

Caffeine Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine chemical classification, class and is the most commonly consumed Psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance globally. It is mainly used for its eugeroic (wakefulness pr ...

, Public warning , , - , Viktor Chegin , , Coach , , Administration of a prohibited substance, complicity , Life ban , , - , Abdelatif Chemlal , , Steeplechase , 2004 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Flomena Chepchirchir , , Marathon , 2014 , , 6 months , , - , Pamela Chepchumba , , Cross country running , 2003 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Susan Chepkemei , , Long distance , 2007 ,

, 1 year , Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2007
''IAAF.org''. Retrieved 12 June 2008. , - , Svetlana Cherkasova , , Middle distance , 2007 , Fraudulent substitution of urine , 33 months , Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation
iaaf.org (via web.archive.org), May 2011 , - , Lada Chernova , , Javelin throw , 2008
2013 ,

Bromantane , 2 years
Life ban , , - , Tatyana Chernova , , Heptathlon , 2009 ,

, 2 years , , - , Lydia Cheromei , , Long distance , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Damu Cherry , , Hurdling , 2003 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Silvano Chesani , , High jump , 2007 ,

Formoterol Formoterol, also known as eformoterol, is a long-acting β2 agonist (LABA) used as a bronchodilator in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Formoterol has an extended duration of action (up to 12 h) ...

, Public warning , , - , Christophe Cheval , , Sprinting , 2001 ,

, 2 years , , - , Dimitrios Chondrokoukis , , High jump , 2012 ,

, 2 years , London 2012: Two more athletes withdrawn over anti-doping tests
''The Guardian'' (26 July 2012). Retrieved 2012-08-13.IAAF
Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.7.13
, - , Fouad Chouki , , Middle distance , 2003 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Khalid Choukoud , , Long distance , 2007 ,

, 2 years , , - ,

Linford Christie Linford Christie (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former Sprint (running), sprinter and athletics coach. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes ...

, , Sprinting , 1999 ,

, 2 years , , - , Vivian Chukwuemeka , , Shot put and discus , 2009
2012 ,

Oxymetholone Oxymetholone, sold under the brand names Anadrol and Anapolon among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used primarily in the treatment of anemia. It is also used to treat osteoporosis, HIV/AIDS wasting syndr ...

, 2 years
Life ban , , - , Clement Chukwu , , Sprinting , 1992 , , 4 years , , - ,

Yelena Churakova Yelena Anatolyevna Churakova (; born December 16, 1986) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She participated in the 2012 Olympics, reaching a semifinal. In January 2013, she tested positive for testoste ...

, , Hurdling , 2013 , Methandienone & Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 2 years , , - , Hazel Clark , , Middle distance , 2001 ,

, Public warning , USATF – Anti-Doping – Disqualifications and Public Warnings
. , - , Venolyn Clarke , , Sprinting , 2001 ,

, 4 years , , - , Ramon Clay , , Sprinting , 2000–2004 , Steroids and hormones (

) , 2 years , , - ,

Luis Collazo Luis Collazo (born April 22, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association, WBA welterweight title from 2005 to 2006. Professional career Collazo is of Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican descent, and gre ...

, , Long distance , 2011 , Exogenous

steroids A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes that alter mem ...

, 2 years , , - ,

Michelle Collins Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1962) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Cindy Beale in the BBC soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (r ...

, , Sprinting , 2002–2004 , THG, EPO (

) , 4 years (Reduced from 8 years) , , - , Rosa Colorado , , Hurdling , 1980 ,

, 18 months , , - , Hannah Cooper , , Sprinting , 1999 , , , , - , Harold Connolly , , Hammer throw , 1960's , Self-admitted;

Anabolic steroids Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolic steroids ...

, – , , - , Jessica Cosby , , Hammer throw , 2009 ,

chlorothiazide Chlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Diuril among others, is an organic compound used as a diuretic and as an antihypertensive. It is used both within the hospital setting or for personal use to manage excess fluid associated with congestiv ...

, 4 months , , - , Nuno da Costa , , Cross country running , 2011 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Daniela Costian , , Discus throw , 1986 , , , . , - , Julie Coulaud , , Middle/Long distance , 2008 ,

, 3 years , , - ,

Crystal Cox Crystal Shinelle Cox (born March 28, 1979, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American track and field athlete who was on the national team at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics and appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth season of the reality seri ...

, , Sprinting , 2002
2001–2004 ,

(positive test)

s (self admitted) , Public warning
4-year ban ,
, - ,

Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford (born January 14, 1978) is a retired American sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. In the 200 meter sprint, Crawford won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer O ...

, , Sprinting , 2012 , 3 whereabouts failures , 2 years , , - , Olga Cristea , , Middle-distance , 2010 ,

, 2 years , , - , Peter Dajia , , Shot put , 1983–
1986 , Self admittance in 1989: Steroids
Positive test: Steroids, Testosterone ,
18 months , , - , Martina Danišová-Hrasnová , , Hammer throw , 2003 ,

, 2 years , , - , Bonnie Dasse , , Shot put , 1992 ,

, 4 years , , - , Marie Davenport
(Marie McMahon) , , Long distance , 1996 ,

Phenylpropanolamine Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), sold under many brand names, is a sympathomimetic agent used as a decongestant and appetite suppressant. It was once common in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations. The medication is taken ...

, Reprimand , , - , Walter Davis , , Triple jump , 2013 , 3 whereabouts failures , 1 year , , - , Alice Decaux , , Hurdling , 2013 ,

β-Methylphenethylamine β-Methylphenethylamine (β-Me-PEA, BMPEA, or 1-amino-2-phenylpropane) is an organic compound of the phenethylamine class, and a positional isomer of the drug amphetamine, with which it shares some properties. In particular, both amphetamine a ...

, 6 months , , - ,

Mary Decker Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, Married and maiden names, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance and long-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 metres, 1500 meters and 3000 metr ...

(Mary Slaney) , , Middle distance , 1996 ,

, , , - ,

Tony Dees Anthony Michael Dees (born August 6, 1963, in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a former American hurdler. Dees won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona behind Mark McKoy. He then finished third at the 1993 World Indoor Champi ...

, , Hurdling , 2001 , Norandrosterone, Noretiochdandone , Life ban , , - , Hind Dehiba , , Middle distance , 2007 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Tatyana Dektyareva , , Hurdling , 2014 , Ostarine , 2 years , , - , Dimitrios Delifotis , , Long jump , 1984 , , , , - , Luis Delís , , Discus throw/shot put , 1990 , , , , - , Tezeta Dengersa , , Middle/Long distance , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Frédéric Denis , , Steeplechase , 2007 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Sébastien Denis , , Hurdling , 2005 ,

, Public warning , , - , Lyubov Denisova , , Marathon , 2007 ,

Prostanozol Prostanozol, also known as demethylstanozolol tetrahydropyran ether, is an androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) and designer steroid which acts as a prodrug of the 17α-demethylated analogue of stanozolol (Winstrol). It was found in 2005 as an ingre ...

, 2 years , , - ,

Manuela Derr Manuela Derr, married Rödel (born 17 July 1971 in Neubrandenburg) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She was banned from competing for doping in 1992. Biography She won most of her medals at the junior l ...

, , Sprinting , 1992 ,

, 3 years , , - , Ronald Desruelles , , Long jump , 1980 , , , , - , Hrysopiyi Devetzi , , Triple/Long jump , 2009
2007 (Retest 2015) , Failure to submit to doping control

, 2 years
4 years ,
, - , Vadim Devyatovskiy , , Hammer throw , 2000 ,

, 2 years , , - , Aïssa Dghoughi , , Long distance , 2006 , Refusal to submit to doping control , 3 years , , - , Ahmed Mohamed Dheeb , , Discus throw , 2010 ,

metabolites , , , - , Alberico Di Cecco , , Marathon , 2008 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Rostislav Dimitrov , , Triple jump , 1999 ,

, , , - ,

Svetla Dimitrova Svetla Stefanova Dimitrova () (born 27 January 1970 in Botevgrad) is a former Bulgarian athlete who started out competing in heptathlon, and later specialized as a sprint hurdler. She represented her country four times at the Summer Olympics, fr ...

, , Heptathlon , 1989 , Sydnocarb , 2 years , , - , Katalin Divós , , Hammer throw , 2001 , , 2 years , , - , Vukosava Đjapić , , Sprinting , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Abderahmane Djemadi , , Long distance , 2001 , Refusal to submit to doping control , 2 years , , - , Gábor Dobos , , Sprinting , 2000
2006 ,

, 2 years
Life ban , , - , Jim Doehring , , Shot put , 1990 , Steroids , 2 years , , - , Bahar Doğan , , Long distance , 2011 ,

, 2 years and 6 months , , - ,

Bishop Dolegiewicz Zbigniew "Bishop" Dolegiewicz (July 8, 1953 – October 29, 2008) was a Canadian professional track and field athlete and coach who specialized in the shot put and the discus throw. A tall and muscular athlete, he won All-American ho ...

, , Shot put, discus throw , 1973–1985 , Self admittance ( The Dubin Inquiry): Steroids , National record annulled , , - ,

Marta Dominguez Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), an Italian river that flow ...

, , Middle distance , 2009 ,

, 3 years , , - , Tetyana Dorovskikh
(Tatyana Samolenko) , , Middle distance , 1993 , Unknown substance , , , - , Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari , , Discus throw , 2003 , Refused to submit to doping control , 2 years , Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2003
''IAAF.org''. Retrieved 1 February 2015 via webarchive.org , - , Troy Douglas , , Sprinting , 1999 ,

, 2 years , , - , Horace Dove-Edwin , , Sprinting , 1994 ,

, 2 years , , - , Hanna Drabenia , , Race walking , 2015 , Trimetazidine , 2 years , , - ,

Rasa Drazdauskaitė Rasa Drazdauskaitė (born 20 March 1981 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner. She represented her country at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, finishing 37th in the marathon. She represented Lithuania again at 2012 Summer Olympics, Lond ...

, , Long distance , 2003 ,

, 2 years , , - , Heike Drechsler , , Long jump/sprinting , 1980's , Self admittance , — , , - ,

Hamza Driouch Hamza Driouch ( ''Ḥamza ad-Driyūsh''; born 16 November 1994) is a Qatari track and field athlete. He was born in Guelmim, Morocco. In February 2015 it was announced that Driouch had been banned from athletics for two years for abnormalities in ...

, , Middle distance , 2012 ,

anomalies , 2 years , , - , Jon Drummond , , Coach , 2012/
2013 , Possession,
trafficking
and administration of prohibited substances , 8 years , , - , Oleksandr Dryhol , , Hammer throw , 2013 , Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 2 years , , - ,

Aliona Dubitskaya Aliona Viktarauna Dubitskaya (; born 25 January 1990) is a Belarusian athlete whose specialty is the shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far ...

, , Shot put , 2014 , Oxilofrine , 6 months , , - , Aleksandra Duliba , , Marathon , 2013 ,

, 2 years , , - , Corina Dumbrăvean , , Middle distance , 2007
2010 ,
Refusal to submit to testing , 2 years
Life ban , , - , Julien Dunkley , , Sprinting , 2008 ,

Boldenone Boldenone (developmental code name RU-18761), is a naturally occurring anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and the 1(2)- dehydrogenated analogue of testosterone. Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a pharmaceutical drug, it is used as ...

, 2 years , , - , Debbie Dunn , , Sprinting , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Lyudmila Dzhigalova , , Sprinting , 1993 , Steroids , 4 years , , - , Monzavous Edwards , , Sprinting , 2004 ,

, Public warning , , - , Mark Edwards , , , , Clostebol,

, , , - , Paul Edwards , , Shot put , 1993
1997 ,

, raised

and

Tetrahydrocannabinol Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a cannabinoid found in cannabis. It is the principal psychoactive constituent of ''Cannabis'' and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant. Although the chemical formula for THC (C21H30O2) de ...

, 4 years
Life ban , , - ,

Torri Edwards Torri Edwards (born January 31, 1977) is an American sprinter. She competes in 100 and 200 meters, winning an Olympic medal in 4 × 100-meter relay in 2000. In 2003, she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Ch ...

, , Sprinting , 2004 ,

Nikethamide Nikethamide is a stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle. Widely known by its former trade name of Coramine, it was used in the mid-twentieth century as a medical countermeasure against tranquilizer overdoses, before the advent of e ...

, 15 months (Reduced from 2 years) , , - ,

Daniel Effiong Daniel Effiong (born 17 June 1972 in Calabar) is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria. He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 ...

, , Sprinting , 1995 ,

and

ephedrine Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and sympathomimetic agent that is often used to prevent hypotension, low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred ...

, 4 years , Harvey, Randy (3 August 1995)
Two Sprinters Out of World Championships
. ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...

''. Retrieved 2010-08-30. , - , Inna Eftimova , , Sprinting , 2011 {Retested 2012) , Recombinant Human Growth hormone , 2 years , , - , Florence Ekpo-Umoh , , Sprinting , 2003 ,

, 2 years , , - , Christy Ekpukhon , , Sprinting , 2008 ,

, 2 years , , - , Abderrahim El Asri , , Cross country running , 2014 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi , , Shot put , 2007 , Methandienone , 2 years , , - , Hayat El Ghazi , , Hammer throw , 2006 , Norandrosterone , 2 years , , - , Mohamed El Hachimi , , Long distance , 2012
2014 , Methylhexaneamine
CERA , 6 months
6 years ,
, - , Fouad Elkaam
(Fouad El Kaam) , , Middle distance , 2011 , Methylhexaneamine , 6 months , , - , Saïda El Mehdi , , Middle distance , 2009 ,

, 2 years , , - , Rkia El Moukim , , Long distance , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - , Najim El Qady , , Long distance , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - ,

Stanislav Emelyanov Stanislav Valeryevich Emelyanov (; born 23 October 1990) is a former Russian race walking, race walker. Doping Bio passport ban IAAF announced 28 July 2014 that Emelyanov was sanctioned for doping after his biological passport had shown anom ...

, , Race walking , 2010 ,

, 2 years , , - ,

Alene Emere Alene may refer to: * Alène, a river in Burgundy, France * Alene Duerk (1920–2018), rear admiral * Alene Holt * Alene Lee (1931–1991), member of Beat Generation *Alene Paone, CEO of Paone Press * Alene Robertson, American musical theatre actr ...

, , Long distance , 2002 ,

, 2 years , , - , Ivan Emilianov , , Shot put , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - , Meryem Erdogan , , Long distance , 2010 ,

, 2 years , , - , Mostafa Errebbah , , Long distance , 2004 ,

, 2 years , IAAF News #77, December 2005
page 11 , - , Wilson Loyanae Erupe , , Long distance , 2012 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Fatih Eryildirim , , Hammer throw , 2013 ,

, Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone , 2 years and 6 months , Doping scandals land blow to Turkish athletics
. , - , Nilay Esen , , Long distance , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Alisher Eshbekov , , Hammer throw , , Anabolic steroid , , , - , Ridouane Es-Saadi , , Middle/Long distance , 2004
2006 , Trafficking, use, possession
Methandienone , 6 months
Life ban , , - , Latifa Essarokh , , Middle distance , 2006 ,

, 2 years , , - , Lee Evans , , Coach , 2013 , , 4 years , , - ,

Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay. He also won a 60 metres s ...

, , Sprinting , 1996
1999 ,

hCG , 3 months
2 years , Two disqualified over drugs
.

(25 August 1999). Retrieved 2010-05-31. , - , Osmond Ezinwa , , Sprinting , 1996 ,

, 3 months , , - , Hamid Ezzine , , Steeplechase , 2009 , Refusal to submit to doping control, Tampering with test , 2 years , , - , Martin Fagan , , Marathon, half-marathon , 2011 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Ahmed Faiz , , Long jump , 2010 ,

s , 2 years , Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation
.

. Retrieved 14 September 2010. , - , Sandra Farmer-Patrick , , Hurdling , 1996 ,

, , , - ,

Róbert Fazekas Róbert Fazekas (born 18 August 1975 in Szombathely) is a Hungary, Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later ...

, , Discus throw , 2004
2012 , Failing to provide urine sample

, 2 years
6 years , , - , Surita Febbraio , , Hurdling , 2005 ,

, 2 years , , - , Agustín Félix , , Decathlon , 2011 ,

, 2 years , , - ,

Paquillo Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez (born 6 March 1977 in Guadix, Province of Granada, Andalusia), better known as Paquillo Fernández, is a retired Spanish race walker. He specialized in the 20 km race walk. On 27 July 2008 he set a new 10-km ...

, , Race walk , 2010 , Possession of undisclosed banned substances , 2 years , , - , Ricardo Fernández , , Middle/Long distance , 2004
2006 , EPO

, 2 years
2 years , , - , Elena Fidatov , , Middle/Long distance , 1998 ,

, 2 years , , - , Nicolas Figère , , Hammer throw , 2007 ,

Cathine Cathine, also known as -norpseudoephedrine or as (+)-norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine groups which acts as a stimulant. Along with cathinone, it is found naturally in ''Catha edulis'' (khat), and ...

, 1 month, public warning , , - , Konstadinos Filippidis , , Pole vault , 2007 , Etilephrine , 2 years , , - , Yuliya Fomenko , , Middle distance , 2007 , Fraudulent substitution of urine , 33 months , , - , Greg Foster , , Hurdling , 1990 ,

, 6 months , , - , Allodin Fothergill , , Sprinting , 2009 , 4-Methyl-2-hexanamine , 3 months , , - , Cecilia Francis , , Sprinting , 2013 ,

, 1 year , , - ,

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (''née'' Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field Sprint (running), sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 100 m and 200 metres, 200 m. She is widely regarded as ...

, , Sprinting , 2010 ,

Oxycodone Oxycodone, sold under the brand name Roxicodone and OxyContin (which is the extended-release form) among others, is a semi-synthetic opioid used medically for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is highly addictive and is a commonly ...

, 6 months , , - , Brian Frasure , , Sprinting , 2000 ,

, 4 years , , - , Jake Freeman , , Hammer throw , 2009
2011 ,

, Public warning
1 year , , - , Margarita Fuentes-Pila , , Middle distance , 2015 , , 6 months , , - , Ruth Fuchs , , Javelin throw , 1970's ,

(self-admitted) , — , , - ,

Chryste Gaines Chryste Dionne Gaines (born September 14, 1970, in Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. Education Gaines is a 1988 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas.Modafinil Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and wakefulness-promoting agent, eugeroic (wakefulness promoter) medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characteri ...

(positive test)
THG (investigation: BALCO) , Public warning
2 years , , - , Anton Galkin , , Sprinting , 2004 ,

, 2 years , , - , Miguel Ángel Gamonal , , Half marathon , 2013
2015 ,

, 2 years
3 years ,
, - , Alberto García , , Long distance, cross country , 2003 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Sandra Gasser , , Middle distance , 1987 ,

, 2 years , , - , Justin Gatlin , , Sprinting , 2001
2006 ,

, 1 year (Reduced from 2 years)
4 years , , - ,

Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprint (running), sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres, 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the United States records in track ...

, , Sprinting , 2013
2012–2013 , Positive test: Exogenous anabolic-androgenic steroid
Investigation/Admittance , 1 year , Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell test positive for banned substance
. , - ,

Tibor Gécsek Tibor Gécsek (born 22 September 1964 in Szentgotthárd) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenes, Hungarian Slovenian descent. He won two consecutive World Championships bronze medals in 1993 and 1995. La ...

, , Hammer throw , 1995 ,

, 2 years (Reduced from 4 years) , , - , Ines Geipel , , Sprinting , 1980's ,

Turinabol Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (CDMT; brand name Oral Turinabol), also known as 4-chloro-17β-hydroxy17α-methylandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one, is an anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS). It is the 4-chloro-substituted derivative of metandienone (dehyd ...

(self-admitted) , — , , - , Shitaye Gemechu , , Long distance , 2009 , EPO , 2 years , , - , Ivan Gertlein , , Pole vault , 2012 ,

, 2 years , , - , Nordine Gezzar , , Middle/Long distance , 2006
2012 ,

nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen. It is also an anabolic steroid (AAS) which is medically used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate ...

EPO , 2 years
10 years ,
, - , Rachid Ghanmouni , , Long distance , 2006 , Evading doping control , 2 years , , - , Ruqaya Al-Ghasra , , Sprinting , 2009 ,

Epitestosterone Epitestosterone, or isotestosterone, also known as 17α-testosterone or as androst-4-en-17α-ol-3-one, is an endogenous steroid and an epimer of the androgen sex hormone testosterone. It is a weak competitive antagonist of the androgen receptor ...

, 2 years , , - , Alina Gherasim
(Alina Tecuţa) , , Long distance , 2002 ,

s , 2 years , , - ,

Bouchra Ghezielle Bouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami (; born 19 May 1979), is a Moroccan- French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances. Born in Khemisset, she comp ...

, , Middle distance , 2008 , EPO , 4 years , , - ,

, , Sprinting , 1990 , Primobolan (anabolic steroid) , 2 years ,
. , - , , , Sprinting , 2003 ,

, Disqualification and public warning ,

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