List of doping cases in sport
Appearance
The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found, or have admitted to, having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or have been suspended by a sporting body for failure to submit to mandatory drug testing.
For a list of all sportspeople disqualified for drug use from the Olympic Games, see doping at the Olympic Games.
For a list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping cases, but whose names have been cleared, see the list of sportspeople cleared of doping charges.
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Eric Gagné | Canada | Baseball | Human growth hormone | [245] |
Alexander Gaidukov | Russia | Water polo | Carphedon | [246] |
Chryste Gaines | United States | Athletics | [247] | |
Anton Galkin | Russia | Athletics | Stanozolol | [248] |
Philippe Gaumont | France | Cycling | EPO (Self admitted) | [249] |
Stefano Garzelli | Italy | Cycling | Probenecid | [250] |
Sandra Gasser | Switzerland | Athletics | Steroids | [251] |
Justin Gatlin | United States | Athletics | Amphetamine | [252] |
Testosterone | [253] | |||
Anzhelika Gavrilova | Kazakhstan | Speed skating | Clenbuterol | [254] |
Tibor Gécsek | Hungary | Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [255] |
Ines Geipel | East Germany | Athletics | oral-Turinabol. (Self-admitted) | [256] |
Ute Geweniger | East Germany | Swimming | oral-Turinabol. (Self-admitted) | [257] |
Nordine Gezzar | France | Athletics | Finasterid | [258] |
Jason Giambi | United States | Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[259][260] |
Jeremy Giambi | United States | Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[261][262] |
Giuseppe Gibilisco | Italy | Athletics | [263] [264] | |
Jay Gibbons | United States | Baseball | Growthormone | [265] |
Ed Giddins | England | Cricket | Cocaine | [266] |
Everton Giovanella | Brazil | Football (soccer) | [267] | |
Patricia Girard | France | Athletics | [268] Template:Sv icon | |
Sandra Glover | United States | Athletics | (only given public warning) |
[269] |
Andreas Goldberger | Austria | Ski jumping | Cocaine | [270] |
Derlis Gómez | Paraguay | Football (soccer) | Coca | [271] |
Anthony Gobert | Australia | Motorcycle racing | Cannabis Not sanctioned for first offence, but was released from contract by team |
[272][273][274] |
Aitor González | Spain | Cycling | methyltestosterone metabolite | [275] |
Dwight Gooden | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [276] |
Ólafur Gottskálksson | Iceland | Football (soccer) | [277] | |
Royce Gracie | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone metabolite | [278] |
Johan Granath | Sweden | Speed skating | Unknown substance | [279] |
Mike Gravelle | United States | Athletics | Testosterone | [280] |
Guy Greavette | Canada | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [281] |
Natalya Grigoryeva | Soviet Union | Athletics | [282] | |
Mickey Grimes | United States | Athletics | Norandrosterone | [283] |
Stian Grimseth | Norway | Weightlifting | [284] | |
Jason Grimsley | United States | Baseball | Amphetamines, anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (self-admitted) |
[285] |
Kevin Grubb | United States | Auto Racing | Refusal to submit to doping control | [286] |
Yelena Gulyayeva | Russia | Athletics | [287] | |
Zafar Guliyev | Russia | Wrestling | Bromantan | [288] |
Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Cycling | EPO | [289] |
Carlos Gurpegi | Spain | Football (soccer) | 19-norandrosterone | [290], [291] |
Rebeca Gusmão | Brazil | Swimming | Testosterone | [292] Template:Pt icon |
Ferenc Gyurkovics | Hungary | Weightlifting | Oxandrolone | [293] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Monica Iagăr | Romania | Athletics | [338] | |
Iryna Iarosh | Ukraine | Rowing | number of (banned) substances | [339] |
Abdulagadir Idriss | Sudan | Athletics | Norandrosterone | [340] |
Janne Immonen | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [341] |
Chidi Imoh | Nigeria | Athletics | [342] | |
Natalya Iosifidi | Russia | Athletics | [343] | |
Yusaku Iriki | Japan | Baseball | Steroids | [344] |
Gunduz Ismayilov | Azerbaijan | Powerlifting | Stanozolol | [345] |
Jari Isometsä | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [346] |
Anastasia Ivanenko | Russia | Swimming | Furosemide | [347] |
Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [348] |
Alena Ivanova | Belarus | Athletics | Furosemide | [349] |
Lyubov Ivanova | Russia | Athletics | Methyltestosterone | [350] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Regina Jacobs | United States | Athletics | THG | [351] |
Mahmoud Jadaan | Syria | Swimming | Metenolone | [352] |
Jörg Jaksche | Germany | Cycling | EPO | [353] |
Genevieve Jeanson | Canada | Cycilng | EPO | [354] |
Olga Yegorova | Russia | Athletics | EPO | [355] |
Cordera Jenkins | United States | Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[356] |
Brian Dalgaard Jensen | Denmark | Cycling | EPO | [357] Template:Da icon |
Knud Enemark Jensen | Denmark | Cycling | Amphetamines | [358] |
Jie Zhou | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [359] |
Tomas Johansson | Sweden | Sport wrestling | Anabolic steroids | [360] Template:Sv icon |
Andrew Johns | Australia | Rugby League | Ecstasy | [361] |
Ben Johnson | Canada | Athletics | Stanozolol | [362] |
Willie Johnston | Scotland | Football (soccer) | [363] | |
Marion Jones | United States | Athletics | THG (self-admitted) |
[364] |
Roy Jones Jr. | United States | Boxing | Androstenedione *This was available in over-the-counter supplements until 2004, when it became illegal in the US. |
[365] |
Ernst Jean-Joseph | Haiti | Football (soccer) | [366] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Alina Kabaeva | Russia | Rhythmic gymnastics | Furosemide | [367] |
Mohamed Kallon | Sierra Leone | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [368] |
Kaspars Kambala | Latvia | Basketball | Cocaine metabolite | [369] |
Svetlana Kanatova | Russia | Athletics | [370] | |
Adil Kaouch | Morocco | Athletics | rh-EPO | [371] |
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia | Athletics | Stanozolol | [372] |
Sesil Karatantcheva | Bulgaria | Tennis | Nandrolone | [373] |
Svend Karlsen | Norway | Strongmen | [374] | |
Halina Karnatsevich | Belarus | Athletics | Stanozolol | [375] |
Fetie Kasaj | Albania | Weightlifting | [376] Template:No icon | |
Andrey Kashechkin | Kazakhstan | Cycling | Blood doping | [377] |
Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | Athletics | Missed test | [378] |
Jacek Kazimierowski | Poland | Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[379] |
Héni Kechi | France | Athletics | Cannabis | [380] |
Zoltan Kecskes | Hungary | Weightlifting | [381] | |
Lisa Kehler | United Kingdom | Race walking | Terbutaline (only given public warning) |
[382] |
Naman Keita | France | Athletics | Testosterone precursors | [383] |
Ronwin Kelly | South Africa | Rugby union (former bodybuilder) | Nandrolone | [384] |
Simon Kemboi | Kenya | Athletics | Nandrolone | [385] |
Daniel Kenedy | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Furosemide | [386] |
Kostas Kenteris | Greece | Athletics | Missed tests | [387] |
Kamy Keshmiri | United States | Athletics | Methandienone | [388] |
Matthias Kessler | Germany | Cycling | testosterone | [389] |
Nan Aye Khine | Myanmar | Weightlifting | Steroids | [390] |
Yaroslav Khoma | Ukraine | Football (soccer) | [391] | |
Albina Khomich | Russia | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [392] |
Yekaterina Khoroshikh | Russia | Athletics | 6α-methylandrostendione | [393] |
Irina Khudoroshkina | Russia | Athletics | [394] | |
Rotson Kilambe | Zambia | Football (soccer) | [395] | |
Gary Kinder | United States | Athletics | Failure to appear for mandatory drug test | [396] |
Nabil Kirame | Morocco | Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[397] |
Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [398] |
Vitali Klitschko | Ukraine | Boxing | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [399] |
Teodora Kolarova | Bulgaria | Athletics | Testosterone | [400] |
Mikuláš Konopka | Slovakia | Athletics | Stanozolol | [401] |
Ilya Konovalov | Russia | Athletics | Acetazolamide | [402] |
Petr Korda | Czech Republic | Tennis | Nandrolone | [403] |
Andrey Korneyev | Russia | Swimming | Bromantan | [404] |
Yanina Korolchik | Belarus | Athletics | Clenbuterol | [405] |
Irina Korzhanenko | Russia | Athletics | Stanozolol | [406] |
Anzhelika Kotyuga | Belarus | Speed skating | Anabolic steroids | [407] [408] Template:Nl icon |
Zoltán Kovács | Hungary | Weightlifting | Refusal to provide test | [409] |
Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | Cross-country skiing | Dexamethason | [410] |
Katrin Krabbe | Germany | Athletics | Clenbuterol | [411] |
Nina Kraft | Germany | Triathlon | EPO | [412] |
Inessa Kravets | Ukraine | Athletics | Stimulants | [413] |
Heidi Krieger (Andreas Krieger) | East Germany | Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [414] |
Lennie Kristensen | Denmark | Cycling | [415] Template:Da icon | |
Karen Kronemeyer | Netherlands | Squash | Benzylpiperazine | [416] |
Herkie Kruger | South Africa | Rugby union | Nandrolone | [417] |
Virpi Kuitunen | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [418] |
Galina Kulakova | Russia | Cross-Country skiing | Ephedrine | [419] |
Anil Kumar | India | Athletics | Norandrosterone | [420] |
Pratima Kumari | India | Weightlifting | [421] | |
Mikko Kyyrö | Finland | Discus | Methylprednisolone (only given public warning) |
[422] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Mbulelo Mabizela | South Africa | Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [465] |
Remigius Machura | Czechoslovakia | Athletics | Admits to anabolic steroids use | [466] |
Colin Mackenzie | Wales | Athletics | [467] | |
Maurren Maggi | Brazil | Athletics | Clostebol | [468] |
Emmanuel Magnien | France | Cycling | Corticoids | [469] |
Igor Majcen | Slovenia | Swimming | [470] | |
Jesús Manzano | Spain | Cycling | EPO, Cortisone, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone, Nandrolone, Oxyglobin | [471] |
Rodolfo Massi | Italy | Cycling | cortisone | [472] |
Roland Meier | Switzerland | Cycling | EPO | [473] |
Birgit Meineke | East Germany | Swimming | oral-Turinabol. (Self-admitted) | [474] |
Diego Maradona | Argentina | Football (soccer) | Ephedrine | [475] |
Georgi Markov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Tampering with test | [476] |
LaVonna Martin-Floreal | United States | Athletics | Diuretic (Ban later lifted) |
[477] |
David Martínez | Spain | Athletics | Steroids | [478] |
Martha Matsa | Greece | Swimming | Stanozolol | [479] |
Natasha Mayers | [unreliable source?] | Athletics | T/E-4 | [480] |
Iain McCorkindale | England | Ten-pin bowling | Benzoylecgonine | [481] |
John McEwen | United States | Athletics | Tetrahydrogestrinone | [482] |
David McFadgen | United States | Athletics | Cocaine | [483] |
Mark McGwire | United States | Baseball | Androstenedione (never sanctioned; admitted to use during his career, at a time when the substance was not banned) |
[484] |
Mark McKoy | Canada | Athletics | [485] | |
Brigitte McMahon | Switzerland | Triathlon | Erythropoietin | [486] |
David Meca | Spain | Swimming | Nandrolone | [487] |
Mihaela Melinte | Romania | Athletics | Nandrolone | [488] |
Filip Meirhaeghe | Belgium | Cycling | EPO | [489] |
Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | Swimming | Amphetamine | Template:Nl icon [490] |
Miroslav Menc | Czech Republic | Athletics | Stanozolol Norandrosterone |
[491] [492] |
Pietro Mennea | Italy | Athletics | Growth hormone (self-admitted) | |
Amewu Mensah | Germany | Athletics | Oxandrolone | [493] |
Shawne Merriman | United States | American football | Steroid | [494] |
Jeff Michels | United States | Weightlifting | Testosterone | [495] |
Mike Mihelic | Canada | Canadian football | [496] | |
Andrei Mikhnevich | Belarus | Athletics | [497] | |
David Millar | Scotland | Cycling | EPO | [498] |
Sevdalin Minchev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [499] |
Dennis Mitchell | United States | Athletics | Testosterone | [500] |
Yuliya Mochalova | Russia | Athletics | [501] | |
Ofentse Mogawane | South Africa | Athletics | Methylprednisolone | [502] |
Claus Michael Møller | Denmark | Cycling | [503] Template:Dk icon | |
Felicia Moldovan (née Tilea) | Romania | Athletics | [504] | |
Shane Monahan | United States | Baseball | Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol & amphetamines Self-admitted in 2007, last played in minors 2003. |
[505] |
GiamPaolo Mondini | Italy | Cycling | EPO | [506] |
Scott Moninger | United States | Cycling | 19-norandrosterone | [507] |
Agustin Montero | Dominican Republic | Baseball | [508] | |
Tim Montgomery | United States | Athletics | [509] | |
Josh Moreau | United States | Weightlifting | Cannabinoids | [510] |
Christophe Moreau | Template:Fra | Cycling | EPO (self admitted) | [511] |
Cristian Moreni | Italy | Cycling | Testosterone | [512] |
Aston Morgan | Jamaica | Athletics | Steroids | [513] |
Luca Moro | Italy | Auto racing | Benzoylecgonine | [514] |
Mike Morse | United States | Baseball | Steroids | [515] |
Guillermo Mota | Dominican Republic | Baseball | [516] | |
Mohammed Mourhit | Morocco | Athletics | Erythropoietin | [517] |
Johann Mühlegg | Spain | Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | [518] |
Gael Mulhall | Australia | Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [519] |
David Munyasia | Kenya | Boxing | Stimulant | [520] |
Giuseppe Muraglia | Italy | Cycling | hCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) | [521] |
Johan Museeuw | Belgium | Cycling | As yet unknown | [522] (self-admitted) |
Adrian Mutu | Romania | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [523] |
Carl Myerscough | England | Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [524] |
Mika Myllylä | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [525] |
Larry Myricks | United States | Athletics | Phenylpropanolomine | [526] |
Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | Cross-country skiing | Amphetamine | [527] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Sireli Naqelevuki | Fiji | Rugby union | Cannabis | [528] |
Andris Naudužs | Latvia | Cycling | Anabolic steroid | [529] Template:Lv icon |
Shaun Newton | England | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [530] |
John Ngugi | Kenya | Athletics | Missed test | [531] |
Lars Brian Nielsen | Denmark | Cycling | Caffeine | [532] Template:Da icon |
Larisa Nikitina (Larisa Turchinskaya) | Soviet Union | Athletics | [533] | |
Lars Arvid Nilsen | Norway | Athletics | Probenecid Anabolic steroids (twice) |
[534] [535] Template:No icon |
Patrik Nilson | Sweden | Ice hockey | Nandrolon | [536] |
Ulf Nilsson | Sweden | Ice hockey | Ephedrine | [537] |
Nana Niu | China | Athletics | Norandrosterone | [538] |
Carola Nitschke | East Germany | Swimming | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [539] |
Franny Norton | England | Horse racing | Metabolite of cocaine | [540] |
Anosheravan Nourian | Iran | Boxing | Ephedrine | [541] |
Karel Nováček | Czech Republic | Tennis | Cocaine | [542] |
Jonathan Nsenga | Belgium | Athletics | Ephedrine | [543] |
Joseph N'Sima | France | Basketball | Ephedrine | [544] Template:No icon |
Daniel Nuñez | Cuba | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [545] |
Charles Nyakundi | Kenya | Athletics | Boldenone | [546] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Nathan O'Neill | Australia | Cycling | Phentermine | [547] |
Musa Amer Obaid | Qatar | Athletics | Testosterone | [548] |
Kirk Obee | United States | Cycling | Testosterone | [549] |
Al Oerter | United States | Athletics | Anabolic steroids. (Self-admitted) | [550] |
Christine Ohuruogu | England | Athletics | Missed tests | [551] |
Reza Ojagh | Iran | Swimming | Nandrolone | [552] |
Aham Okeke | Norway | Athletics | Ephedrine | [553] Template:No icon |
Testosterone | ||||
Testosterone | [554] Template:No icon | |||
Olena Olefirenko | Ukraine | Rowing | [555] | |
Andrey Oleynik | Ukraine | Swimming | Cannabis | [556] |
Jacques Oliger | Chile | Weightlifting | [557] | |
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | Athletics | Ephedrine | [558] [559] |
Oo Mya Sanda | Myanmar | Weightlifting | Metabolite | [560] |
Charity Opara | Nigeria | Athletics | [561] | |
Dupe Osime | Nigeria | Athletics | Nandrolone | [562] |
Artur Osman | Poland | Athletics | Norandrosterone | [563] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Al-Saadi Qadhafi | Libya | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [614] |
Quim | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [615] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Andreea Răducan | Romania | Gymnastics | Pseudoephedrine | [616] |
Elmira Ramileva | Uzbekistan | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [617] |
Mihai Ravariu | Romania | Rugby union | hCG | [618]--> |
Rita Razmaite | Lithuania | Cycling | Bromantan | [619] |
Andris Reinholds | Latvia | Rowing | Nandrolone | [620] |
Rica Reinisch | East Germany | Swimming | oral-Turinabol. (Self-admitted) | [621] |
Julio Rey | Spain | Athletics | Mesterlone | [622] |
Butch Reynolds | United States | Athletics | (ban later lifted) | [623] |
Peter Ribe | Norway | Rowing | Ephedrine | [624] Template:No icon |
Mark Richardson | United Kingdom | Athletics | Nandrolon | [625] |
Maximiliano Richeze | Argentina | Cyclism | steroid | [626] |
Elisa Rigaudo | Italy | Race walking | (only given public warning) | [627] |
Bjarne Riis | Denmark | Cycling | EPO, cortisone, growth hormone (self-admitted) | [628] |
Juan Rincón | Venezuela | Baseball | Steroids | [629] |
Barret Robbins | United States | American football | THG | [630] |
Grant Roberts | United States | Baseball | Steroids | [631] |
Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | Water polo | Canrenone | [632] |
Estella Rodriguez Villanueva | Cuba | Judo | Furosemide | [633] |
Luis Román Rolón | Puerto Rico | Boxing | [634] | |
Bill Romanowski | United States | American football | Steroids (self-admitted) |
[635] |
Romario | Brazil | Football | Finasteride | [636] |
Fabrício Romero | Brazil | Athletics | (only given public warning) | [637] |
Loren Ross | United States | Boxing | [638] | |
Serene Ross | United States | Athletics | Hydrochlorothiazide Triamterene |
[639] |
Wolfgang Rottmann | Austria | Biathlon | Violation of blood doping rules | [640] |
Didier Rous | France | Cycling | EPO | [641] |
Mark Rowe | United States | Athletics | Methyl testosterone | [642] |
Andrey Rudnitskiy | Russia | Athletics | Carphedon, cannabis | [643] |
Raimondas Rumšas | Lithuania | Cycling | [644] | |
Timothy Rusan | United States | Athletics | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [645] |
Stefan Rütimann | Switzerland | Cycling | testosterone | [646] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Romas Ubartas | Lithuania | Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [763] |
Jan Ullrich | Germany | Cycling | Amphetamine | [764] |
Alexander Urinov | Uzbekistan | Weightlifting | Cannabis | [765] |
Giampaolo Urlando | Italy | Athletics | [766] | |
Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | Athletics | Testosterone | [767] |
Albeiro Usuriaga | Colombia | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [768] |
Jaanus Uudmäe | Estonia | Athletics | Sibutramine (only given public warning) |
[769] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Abel Xavier | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Methandienone (Dianabol) | [815] |
Xiong Guoming | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [816] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Jeremy Yates | New Zealand | Cycling | Testosterone | |
Oksana Yarygina | Russia | Athletics | Metandienone (Dianabol) | [817] |
Yevgenia Yermakova | Kazakhstan | Swimming | Diuretic | [818] |
Jerome Young | United States | Athletics | Nandrolon | [819] |
Deeja Youngquist | United States | Athletics | r-EPO | [820] |
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Erik Zabel | Germany | Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [821] |
Aziz Zakari | Ghana | Athletics | Stanozolol | [822] |
Faat Zakirov | Russia | Cycling | NESP | [823] |
Carmen Zamfir | Romania | Athletics | Stanozolol | [824] |
Zhang Yuhong | China | Athletics | Methyltestosterone | [825] |
Nina Zhivanevskaya | Russia | Swimming | Bromantan | [826] |
Khalid Zoubaa | France | Athletics | EPO | [827] |
Alex Zülle | Switzerland | Cycling | EPO | [828] |
Ellina Zvereva | Belarus | Athletics | Steroids | [829] |
Arthur Zwane | South Africa | Football (soccer) | Methyl-testosterone | [830] |
Tara Zwink | United States | Snowboarding | Marijuana | [831] |
Horses
Horse | Jockey | Country | Banned substance | Reference |
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ABC Landliebe | Cian O'Connor | Ireland | Fluphenazine, guanabenz |
[832] |
Ooh Aah Camara | Norton | Ireland | Phenylbutazone, oxyphenbutazone |
[833] |
Waterford Crystal | Cian O'Connor | Ireland | Fluphenazine, zuclopenthixol |
[834] |
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players suspended for steroids
- List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report — notes players who have admitted, denied, and refused to comment on accusations of performance-enhancing drug use
- Doping at the Olympic Games
- Pittsburgh drug trials
References
- ^ Helsigin Sanomat 10.8.1993. Urheilu. Minna Lainio kärähti dopingista. Keväällä otetun testin lisäselvitykset eivät osoittaneet juoksijaa puhtaaksi.