| TRACK & FIELD DOPING AT OLYMPICS THRU 2012 |
| Year |
City |
Given Name |
Surname |
Sex |
NOC |
Event(s) |
Original Place(s) |
Medalist |
Pharmacologic Abnormality |
Note |
| 1976 |
Montréal |
Danuta |
Rosani |
F |
POL |
Discus Throw |
14QR / DNQ |
No |
Anabolic steroid |
|
| 1984 |
Los Angeles |
Vésteinn |
Hafsteinsson |
M |
ISL |
Discus Throw |
14QR / DNQ |
No |
Nandrolone (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1984 |
Los Angeles |
Gian Paolo |
Urlando |
M |
ITA |
Hammer Throw |
4 |
No |
Testosterone (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1984 |
Los Angeles |
Martti |
Vainio |
M |
FIN |
10,000 metres |
2 |
Yes |
Methenolone (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1984 |
Los Angeles |
Anna |
Verouli |
F |
GRE |
Javelin Throw |
13 QR / DNQ |
No |
Nandrolone (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1988 |
Seoul |
Ben |
Johnson |
M |
CAN |
100 metres |
1 |
Yes |
Stanozolol (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1992 |
Barcelona |
Madina |
Biktagirova |
F |
EUN |
Marathon |
4 |
No |
Norephedrine (stimulant) |
|
| 1992 |
Barcelona |
Bonnie |
Dasse |
F |
USA |
Shot Put |
14 QR / DNQ |
No |
Clenbuterol (ß-agonist) |
|
| 1992 |
Barcelona |
Jud |
Logan |
M |
USA |
Hammer Throw |
4 |
No |
Clenbuterol (ß-agonist) |
|
| 1992 |
Barcelona |
Nijolė |
Medvedeva |
F |
LTU |
Long Jump |
4 |
No |
Meziocarde (a stimulant) |
|
| 1996 |
Atlanta |
Dean |
Capobianco |
M |
AUS |
200 metres |
7 h2 r2/4 |
No |
Anabolic steroid |
DQed prior to the Olympics, but allowed to compete on appeal. Later retroactively DQed when that decision was determined to be a mistake. |
| 1996 |
Atlanta |
Marie |
McMahon |
F |
IRL |
5,000 metres |
14 h2 r1/2 |
No |
Phenylpropanolamine (stimulant) |
A warning was given because of extenuating circumstances. |
| 1996 |
Atlanta |
Iva |
Prandzheva |
F |
BUL |
Long Jump / Triple Jump |
LJ (4) / TJ (7) |
No |
Methadienone (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1996 |
Atlanta |
Nataliya |
Shekhodanova |
F |
RUS |
100 metre Hurdles |
7 |
No |
Stanozolol (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 1996 |
Atlanta |
Marina |
Trandenkova |
F |
RUS |
100 metres |
5 |
No |
Bromantan (ß-agonist) |
A reprimand was given but the placement was allowed to stand. |
| 2000 |
Sydney |
Marion |
Jones |
F |
USA |
100 / 200 / 4x1 / 4x4 / Long Jump |
100 (1) / 200 (1) / 4x1 (3) / 4x4 (1) / LJ (3) |
Yes |
Tetrohydrogestinone (THG), aka "The Clear" (anabolic steroid) |
Confirmed October 2007, when Jones pleaded guilty in USA Federal Court to lying to federal agents about her steroid use prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. Disqualified by IOC in December 2007. |
| 2000 |
Sydney |
Antonio |
Pettigrew |
M |
USA |
400 / 4x400 |
400 (7) / 4x400 (1) |
Yes |
Erythopoietin / HGH |
Exposed and disqualified in 2008 when documents were revealed at trial of Trevor Graham, his former coach. |
| 2000 |
Sydney |
Svetlana |
Pospelova |
F |
RUS |
400 metres |
4 h8 r1 / 4 |
No |
Stanozolol (anabolic steroid) |
Tested positive in out-of-competition test but after the Games and her results stood. |
| 2000 |
Sydney |
Jerome |
Young |
M |
USA |
4x400 metre relay |
4x400 (1) |
Yes |
Nandrolone (anabolic steroid) |
DQed in June 2004 from 26 June 1999 to 25 June 2001, but medal later reinstated to his teammates, until doping offense revealed by Antonio Pettigrew. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Adrián |
Annus |
M |
HUN |
Hammer Throw |
1 |
Yes |
|
Tampering with urine sample, and then refusing to submit to a second test. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Yuriy |
Bilonoh |
M |
UKR |
Shot Put |
1 |
Yes |
Oxandrolone metabolite (anabolic steroid) |
Disqualified in December 2012 after re-testing of samples from the 2004 Olympics. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Crystal |
Cox |
F |
USA |
4x400 metre relay |
4x400 (1) |
Yes |
|
Admitted in 2010 to systematic doping with anabolic steroids from 2001-04. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Róbert |
Fazekas |
M |
HUN |
Discus Throw |
1 |
Yes |
|
Refusal to provide a urine sample. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Anton |
Galkin |
M |
RUS |
400 metres |
4 |
No |
Stanozolol (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Marion |
Jones |
F |
USA |
4x1 / Long Jump |
4x1 (DNF) / LJ (5) |
Yes |
Tetrohydrogestinone (THG), aka "The Clear" (anabolic steroid) |
Confirmed October 2007, when Jones pleaded guilty in USA Federal Court to lying to federal agents about her steroid use prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. Disqualified by IOC in December 2007. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Irina |
Korzhanenko |
F |
RUS |
Shot Put |
1 |
Yes |
Stanozolol (anabolic steroid) |
|
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Svetlana |
Krivelyova |
F |
RUS |
Shot Put |
3 |
Yes |
Oxandrolone metabolite (anabolic steroid) |
Disqualified in December 2012 after re-testing of samples from the 2004 Olympics. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Aleksey |
Lesnichy |
M |
BLR |
High Jump |
DNQ Group B |
No |
Clenbuterol (ß-agonist) |
|
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Duane |
Ross |
M |
USA |
110 m hurdles |
semis |
No |
|
Disqualified because of systematic doping abuse and PED trafficking revealed for years 2001-03. Official DQ occurred in 2011. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Olga |
Shchukina |
F |
UZB |
Shot Put |
18 QR Group A / DNQ |
No |
Clenbuterol (ß-agonist) |
Did not compete. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Ivan |
Tikhon |
M |
BLR |
Hammer Throw |
2 |
Yes |
Methandienone metabolite (anabolic steroid) |
Disqualified in December 2012 after re-testing of samples from the 2004 Olympics. |
| 2004 |
Athínai |
Irina |
Yatchenko |
F |
BLR |
Discus Throw |
3 |
Yes |
Methandienone metabolite (anabolic steroid) |
Disqualified in December 2012 after re-testing of samples from the 2004 Olympics. |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Vadim |
Devyatovsky |
M |
BLR |
Hammer Throw |
3 |
Yes |
Testosterone (anabolic steroid) |
Medal originally removed, but later overturned on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Vanja |
Perišič |
F |
CRO |
800 m |
2nd in heat |
No |
CERA re-test + |
|
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Rashid |
Ramzi |
M |
BRN |
1500 m |
1 |
Yes |
CERA re-test + on A/B samples |
|
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Ivan |
Tikhon |
M |
BLR |
Hammer Throw |
2 |
Yes |
Testosterone (anabolic steroid) |
Overturned on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. |
| 2008 |
Beijing |
Athanasia |
Tsoumeleka |
F |
GRE |
20-km walk |
9 |
No |
CERA re-test + plus + test 10 d after Olympics |
|
| 2012 |
London |
Ghfran |
Al-Mouhamad |
M |
SYR |
400 m hurdles |
8 h2 r1/3 |
No |
Methylhexanamine |
|
| 2012 |
London |
Hassan |
Hirt |
M |
FRA |
5,000 metres |
11 h1 r1/2 |
No |
Erythropoietin (EPO) |
|
| 2012 |
London |
Nadezhda |
Ostapchuk |
F |
BLR |
Shot Put |
1 |
Yes |
Methenolone and metabolites (anabolic steroid) |
|