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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. Athletics are not included.
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Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Jonathan Bachini | Italy | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [35] |
Cezar Badita | Romania | Swimming | Nandrolone | [36][37] (German) |
Nathan Baggaley | Australia | Kayaking | Stanozolol | [38] |
Erwin Bakker | Netherlands | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [39] |
Andrea Baldini | Italy | Fencing | Diuretic | [40] |
Roberto Barbaro | Italy | Water polo | Norandrosterone | [41] |
Josh Barnett | United States | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [42][43][44] |
Phil Baroni | United States | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone, stanozolol metabolites | [45] |
Doug Barron | United States | Golf | Performance Enhancing Drugs | [46] |
Ivan Basso | Italy | Cycling | Operación Puerto doping case | [47] |
Marta Bastianelli | Italy | Cycling | [48] | |
Alain Baxter | Scotland | Alpine skiing | Methamphetamine (inactive levorotary isomer - levmethamphetamine) | [49] |
Karol Beck | Slovakia | Tennis | Clenbuterol | [50] |
Vitor Belfort | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | 4-hydroxytestosterone | [51] |
Manuel Beltrán | Spain | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [52] |
Bryan Berard | United States | Ice hockey | 19-norandrosterone | [53] |
Adam Bergman | United States | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [54] |
Lorenzo Bernucci | Italy | Cycling | Sibutramine | [55] |
Dale Berra | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Eugeni Berzin | Russia | Cycling | Blood doping | [56] |
Rafael Betancourt | Venezuela | Baseball | [57] | |
Alberto Blanco | Cuba | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [58] |
Aikaterini Bliamou | Greece | Swimming | Nandrolone | [59] |
Frank de Boer | Netherlands | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [60] |
Galabin Boevski | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Tampering with test | [61] |
Alex Bogomolov Jr. | United States | Tennis | Salbutamol | [62] |
Udo Bölts | Germany | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted) | [12] |
Barry Bonds | United States | Baseball | Amphetamines (first offender; not suspended per Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement) |
[63] |
Stephan Bonnar | United States | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [64] |
Tom Boonen | Belgium | Cycling | Cocaine | [65] |
Marco Borriello | Italy | Football (soccer) | Prednisolone | [66] |
Mark Bosnich | Australia | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [67] |
David Boston | United States | American football | Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid | [68] |
Djamel Bouras | France | Judo | Nandrolone | [69][70] |
Lee Bowyer | England | Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [71] |
Andrew James Brack | Greece | Baseball | Stanozolol | [72] |
David Britz | South Africa | Rugby union | Boldenone | [73][74] |
Laurent Brochard | France | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [75] |
Rebekkah Brunson | United States | Basketball | Salmeterol (only given public warning) |
[76] |
Dave Bruylandts | Belgium | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [77] (Dutch) |
Katharina Bullin | East Germany | Volleyball | [78] | |
Andrew Burns | Australia | Swimming | Ecstasy | [79] |
Asim Butt | Scotland | Cricket | Ecstasy | [80] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Enos Cabell | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Danny Cadamarteri | England | Football (soccer) | Ephedrine | [81] |
Valeriu Calancea | Romania | Weightlifting | methandienone | [82] |
Joe Calzaghe | Wales | Boxing | Cocaine | [83] |
Oscar Camenzind | Switzerland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [84] |
Mike Cameron | United States | Baseball | Stimulants | [85] |
Ken Caminiti | United States | Baseball | Anabolic steroids (never sanctioned; admitted to use after the end of his career) |
[86] |
Neil Campbell | England | Cycling | HCG | [87] |
Guillermo Cañas | Argentina | Tennis | Hydrochlorothiazide | [88] |
José Canseco | United States | Baseball | Anabolic steroids (never sanctioned; admitted to use after the end of his career) |
[89] |
Ludovic Capelle | Belgium | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [90] |
Salvador Carmona | Mexico | Football (soccer) | Steroids | [91] |
Danilo Carrega | Brazil | Swimming | Stanozolol | [92] |
Stefano Casagranda | Italy | Cycling | [93] | |
Francesco Casagrande | Italy | Cycling | Testosterone | [94] |
Rupeni Caucaunibuca | Fiji | Rugby union | Cannabis | [95] |
Deniss Čerkovskis | Latvia | Modern pentathlon | Anabolic steroid | [96] (Latvian) |
Sergo Chakhoyan | Australia | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [97] |
Sanamacha Chanu | India | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [98][99] |
Justin Charles | Australia | Australian rules football | Boldenone | [100] |
Juan Ignacio Chela | Argentina | Tennis | Metil-testosterone | [101] |
Alexei Cherepanov | Russia | Ice hockey | Nikethamide | [102] |
Chen Po-Pu | Chinese Taipei | Weightlifting | Methandienone | [36] |
Viktor Chislean | Moldova | Weightlifting | [103] | |
Velichko Cholakov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Traian Cihărean | Romania | Weightlifting | [105] | |
César Cielo | Brazil | Swiming | Furosemide | [106] |
Roger Clemens | United States | Baseball | Anabolic steroids | [107] |
Gloria Comerma | Spain | Field hockey | [108] | |
Alberto Contador | Spain | Cycling | Clenbuterol | [109][110] |
Chris Cooper | United States | American football | THG | [111] |
Kit Cope | United States | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [112] |
Guillermo Coria | Argentina | Tennis | Nandrolone | [113] |
Chris Cornes | England | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [114] |
Ben Cousins | Australia | Australian rules football | Methamphetamine (admitted to a U.S. rehab for treatment) |
[115] |
Fernando Couto | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [116] |
Alexander Crispim | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | Desoxymethyltestosterone | [117] |
Brian Cushing | United States | American football | [118] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Joey D'Antoni | United States | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [119] |
Ashot Danielyan | Armenia | Weightlifting | Steroids | [1] |
Olga Danilova | Russia | Cross-country skiing | NESP | [120] |
Edgar Davids | Netherlands | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [121] |
Rusmin Dedič | Slovenia | Football (soccer) | Testosterone | [122] |
Gervasio Deferr | Spain | Gymnastics | Marijuana | [123] |
Vilimoni Delasau | Fiji | Rugby union | Cannabis | [124] |
Jacques Demers | Canada | Weightlifting | Steroids | [125] |
Demir Demirev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
João Derly | Brazil | Judo | Diuretics | [126][127][128][129] |
Kasun De Silva | Sri Lanka | Rugby union | Cannabis | [130] |
Kavita Devi | India | Weightlifting | [131] | |
Kunjarani Devi | India | Weightlifting | Strychnine | [132][133] |
Monika Devi | India | Weightlifting | [131] | |
Nick Diaz | United States | Mixed martial arts | marijuana | [134] |
Mark Dickel | New Zealand | Basketball | Cannabis | [135] |
Ludo Dierckxsens | Belgium | Cycling | Cortisone | [136] |
Roland Diethart | Austria | Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [137] |
Robert Dietrich | Germany | Ice hockey | Missed test | [138] |
Bert Dietz | Germany | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted) | [12] |
Izabela Dragneva | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [139] |
Ioannis Drymonakos | Greece | Swimming | Methyltrienolone | [140] |
Laurent Dufaux | Switzerland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [75] |
Christophe Dugarry | France | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [141] |
Anthony Dupuis | France | Tennis | Salbutamol | [142] |
Jamie Durbin | United Kingdom | Rugby League | Stanozolol | [143] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Johannes Eder | Austria | Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [137] |
Kornelia Ender | East Germany | Swimming | (Self-admitted) | [144] |
Tomáš Enge | Czech Republic | Auto racing | Cannabis | [145] |
Sebastien Enjolras | France | Auto racing | Cannabis | [146] |
Jean-Jacques Eydelie | France | Football (soccer) | [147] (self-admitted) |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Saad Faeaz | Iraq | Bodybuilding | Nandrolone | [148] |
Rio Ferdinand | England | Football (soccer) | Missed test | [149] |
Marco Fertonani | Italy | Cycling | Testosterone | [150] |
Aaron Fike | United States | Auto Racing | Heroin | [151] |
Mehmed Fikretov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Ivailo Filev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Sveinung Fjeldstad | Norway | Football (soccer) | (Norwegian)[152] | |
Dmitriy Fofonov | Kazakhstan | Cycling | Heptaminol | [153] |
Mabel Fonseca | Puerto Rico | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [103] |
Hermes Franca | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | Drostanolone | [154] |
Ryan Franklin | United States | Baseball | Steroids | [155] |
Dario Frigo | Italy | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [156] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Saadi Gaddafi | Libya | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [157] |
Éric Gagné | Canada | Baseball | Human growth hormone | [107] |
Alexander Gaidukov | Russia | Water polo | Carphedon | [92] |
Stefano Garzelli | Italy | Cycling | Probenecid | [158] |
Philippe Gaumont | France | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self admitted) | [159] |
Anzhelika Gavrilova | Kazakhstan | Speed skating | Clenbuterol | [160] |
Ute Geweniger | East Germany | Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [161] |
Jason Giambi | United States | Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[111][162] |
Jeremy Giambi | United States | Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[111][163] |
Jay Gibbons | United States | Baseball | Growthormone | [164] |
Ed Giddins | England | Cricket | Cocaine | [165] |
Felice Gimondi | Italy | Cycling | [166] | |
Everton Giovanella | Brazil | Football (soccer) | [167] | |
Andreas Goldberger | Austria | Ski jumping | Cocaine | [168] |
Kerem Gönlüm | Turkey | Basketball | Cathine | [169][170] |
Derlis Gómez | Paraguay | Football (soccer) | Coca | [171] |
Anthony Gobert | Australia | Motorcycle racing | Cannabis Not sanctioned for first offence, but was released from contract by team |
[172][173][174] |
Aitor González | Spain | Cycling | methyltestosterone metabolite | [175] |
Dwight Gooden | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [176] |
Ólafur Gottskálksson | Iceland | Football (soccer) | [177] | |
Royce Gracie | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone metabolite | [178] |
Johan Granath | Sweden | Speed skating | Unknown substance | [179] |
Guy Greavette | Canada | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [58] |
Jason Grimsley | United States | Baseball | Amphetamines, anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (self-admitted) |
[180] |
Kevin Grubb | United States | Auto Racing | Refusal to submit to doping control | [181] |
Josep Guardiola | Spain | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [182] |
Melvin Guillard | United States | Mixed martial arts | Cocaine | [183] |
Zafar Guliyev | Russia | Wrestling | Bromantan | [184] |
Fabrizio Guidi | Italy | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [185] |
Carlos Gurpegi | Spain | Football (soccer) | 19-norandrosterone | [186][187] |
Keith Gurusinghe | Sri Lanka | Ruby union | Methylhexanamine | [188][189][190] |
Rebeca Gusmão | Brazil | Swimming | Testosterone; Tampering | [191] |
Ferenc Gyurkovics | Hungary | Weightlifting | Oxandrolone | [103] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Christos Iakovou | Greece | Weightlifting | Steroids | [220] |
Iryna Iarosh | Ukraine | Rowing | number of (banned) substances | [221] |
Janne Immonen | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [222] |
Ekaterina Iourieva | Russia | Biathlon | r-EPO | [223] |
Yusaku Iriki | Japan | Baseball | Steroids | [224] |
James Irvin | United States | Mixed martial arts | Methadone and oxymorphone | [225] |
Michael Irvin | United States | American football | Cocaine | [226] |
Gunduz Ismayilov | Azerbaijan | Powerlifting | Stanozolol | [3] |
Jari Isometsä | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [222] |
Mark Iuliano | Italy | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [227] |
Anastasia Ivanenko | Russia | Swimming | Furosemide | [228] |
Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [139] |
Anzur Ismailov | Uzbekistan | Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [229] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Jadaan | Syria | Swimming | Metenolone | [230] |
Jörg Jaksche | Germany | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [231] |
Daniel Jardemyr | Sweden | Ice hockey | Amphetamine | [232] |
Mohammed Jassim | Iraq | Weightlifting | Cortisone | [233] |
Ernst Jean-Joseph | Haiti | Football (soccer) | [234] | |
Leon Jeanne | Wales | Football (soccer) | [235] | |
Genevieve Jeanson | Canada | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [236] |
Brian Dalgaard Jensen | Denmark | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [21] |
Knud Enemark Jensen | Denmark | Cycling | Amphetamines | [237] |
Jie Zhou | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [238] |
Tomas Johansson | Sweden | Sport wrestling | Anabolic steroids | [239] |
Andrew Johns | Australia | Rugby League | Ecstasy | [240] |
Willie Johnston | Scotland | Football (soccer) | Reactivan | [241] |
Roy Jones Jr. | United States | Boxing | Androstenedione *Banned substance by the IBF but available legally over-the-counter in the US at time of use. |
[242] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
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Alina Kabaeva | Russia | Rhythmic gymnastics | Furosemide | |
Mohamed Kallon | Sierra Leone | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [157] |
Kaspars Kambala | Latvia | Basketball | Cocaine metabolite | [243] |
Mario Kasun | Croatia | Basketball | Cathine | [169][170] |
Sesil Karatantcheva | Bulgaria | Tennis | Nandrolone | [244] |
Svend Karlsen | Norway | Strongmen | [245] | |
Fetie Kasaj | Albania | Weightlifting | [246] (Norwegian) | |
Andrey Kashechkin | Kazakhstan | Cycling | Blood doping | [247] |
Gursharanpreet Kaur | India | Wrestling | Methylhexaneamine | [248] |
Zoltan Kecskes | Hungary | Weightlifting | [103] | |
Ronwin Kelly | South Africa | Rugby union (former bodybuilder) | Nandrolone | [249] |
Daniel Kenedy | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Furosemide | [250] |
Paddy Kenny | Ireland | Football (soccer) | ephedrine | [251] |
Matthias Kessler | Germany | Cycling | testosterone | [252] |
Masuam Khatri | India | Wrestling | Methylhexaneamine | [248] |
Nan Aye Khine | Myanmar | Weightlifting | Steroids | [98] |
Yaroslav Khoma | Ukraine | Football (soccer) | [253] | |
Albina Khomich | Russia | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [254] |
Oksana Khvostenko | Ukraine | Biathlon | [255] | |
Rotson Kilambe | Zambia | Football (soccer) | [256] | |
Kim Jong Su | North Korea | Shooting | Propanolol | [257][258] |
Gergana Kirilova | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [222] |
Vitali Klitschko | Ukraine | Boxing | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [259] |
Tonya Knight | United States | Bodybuilding | Using a stand-in when chosen for a random drug test | [260] |
Francis Kombe | Zambia | Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [261] |
Petr Korda | Czech Republic | Tennis | Nandrolone | [262] |
Andrey Korneyev | Russia | Swimming | Bromantan | [263] |
Anzhelika Kotyuga | Belarus | Speed skating | Anabolic steroids | [264][265] |
Zoltán Kovács | Hungary | Weightlifting | Refusal to provide test | [266] |
Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | Cross-country skiing | Dexamethason | [267] |
Nina Kraft | Germany | Triathlon | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [268] |
Daniel Kreutzer | Germany | Ice hockey | Missed test | [138] |
Lennie Kristensen | Denmark | Cycling | [21] (Danish) | |
Karen Kronemeyer | Netherlands | Squash | Benzylpiperazine | [269] |
Herkie Kruger | South Africa | Rugby union | Nandrolone | [270] |
Galina Kulakova | Russia | Cross-Country skiing | Ephedrine | [271] |
Sumit Kumar | India | Wrestling | Methylhexaneamine | [248] |
Saliya Kumara | Sri Lanka | Ruby union | Methylhexanamine | [188][189][190] |
Pratima Kumari | India | Weightlifting | [98] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Raimonds Lācis | Latvia | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [272] (Latvian) |
Lee Lacy | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Bernard Lama | France | Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [273] |
Eric Lamaze | Canada | Equestrian | Cocaine | [274] |
Floyd Landis | United States | Cycling | Testosterone | [275] |
Simon Larose | Canada | Tennis | Cocaine | [276] |
Matt Lawton | United States | Baseball | Boldenone | [277] |
Stan Lazaridis | Australia | Football (soccer) | Finasteride | [278] |
Larisa Lazutina | Russia | Cross-country skiing | NESP | [279] |
Chris Leben | United States | Mixed martial arts | Stanozolol | [280][281] |
Luc Leblanc | France | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self admitted) | [75] |
Luo Meng | China | Wrestling | Diuretic | [282] |
Yann Lejuste | France | Water polo | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [92] |
Kayle Leogrande | United States | Cycling | Erythropoietin (non-analytical positive) | [283] |
Jeffrey Leonard | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Kimo Leopoldo | United States | Mixed martial arts | Stanozolol | [284] |
Stephen Letchford | England | Ten-pin bowling | Benzoylecgonine | [285] |
Rashard Lewis | United States | Professional Basketball | Steroids (10 game suspension) |
[286] |
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall | Sweden | Modern pentathlon | Alcohol | [287] |
Mads Lind | Denmark | Handball | Anabolic steroids | [288] |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Spain | Tennis | Cocaine | [208] |
Paul Lo Duca | United States | Baseball | Steroids | (Admission of guilt)[289] |
Romain Locher | France | Water polo | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [92] |
Simos Loukas | Greece | Water polo | Methylphenidate | [290] |
Frank Luck | Germany | Biathlon | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[291] |
Zach Lund | United States | Skeleton | Finasteride | [292] |
Kerry Lynch | United States | Nordic combined | Blood doping | [293] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mbulelo Mabizela | South Africa | Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [294] |
Emmanuel Magnien | France | Cycling | Corticoids | [36] |
Bill Mahood | Canada | Mixed martial arts | Drostanolone | [295] |
Reni Maitua | Australia | Rugby (NRL) | Clenbuterol | [296] |
Igor Majcen | Slovenia | Swimming | [70] | |
Mitchil Mann | Australia | Weightlifting | Clenbuterol | [297] |
Milka Maneva | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Jesús Manzano | Spain | Cycling | EPO, Cortisone, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone, Nandrolone, Oxyglobin | [298] |
Diego Maradona | Argentina | Football (soccer) | Cocaine (1991), Ephedrine (1994) | [299][300] |
Georgi Markov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids, Tampering with test | [61][104] |
Ivan Markov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Nate Marquardt | United States | mixed martial arts | nandrolone | [301] |
Rodolfo Massi | Italy | Cycling | cortisone | [302] |
Martha Matsa | Greece | Swimming | Stanozolol | [92] |
Jeremy Mayfield | United States | Auto racing | Amphetamine | [303] |
O. J. Mayo | United States | Basketball | Dehydroepiandrosterone | [304] |
Iain McCorkindale | England | Ten-pin bowling | Benzoylecgonine | [285] |
Sean McCully | United States | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone | [305] |
Mark McGwire | United States | Baseball | Steroids (self-admitted after retirement; Major League Baseball did not test for steroids during his career) | [306] |
Brigitte McMahon | Switzerland | Triathlon | Erythropoietin | [307] |
Tim McNeill | United States | Gymnastics | Triamcinolone acetonide | [308] |
David Meca | Spain | Swimming | Nandrolone | [309] |
Roland Meier | Switzerland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [156] |
Birgit Meineke | East Germany | Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [310] |
Filip Meirhaeghe | Belgium | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [311] |
Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | Swimming | Amphetamine | (Dutch)[312] |
Marcelo Melo | Brazil | Tennis | Isometheptene | [313] |
Eddy Merckx | Belgium | Cycling | Reactivan, lodinated glycerol and Pemoline | [314] |
LaShawn Merritt | United States | Track | Testosterone | [315] |
Shawne Merriman | United States | American football | Steroid | [316] |
Jeff Michels | United States | Weightlifting | Testosterone | [317] |
Mike Mihelic | Canada | Canadian football | [318] | |
Harry Milanzi | Zambia | Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [261] |
David Millar | Scotland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [319] |
Sevdalin Minchev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Furosemide | [139] |
Donka Mincheva | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Bjarne Møller | Denmark | Triathlon | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted) | [320] (Danish) |
Claus Michael Møller | Denmark | Cycling | [21] (Danish) | |
Shane Monahan | United States | Baseball | Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol & amphetamines Self-admitted in 2007, last played in minors 2003. |
[321] |
Gianpaolo Mondini | Italy | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [322] |
Scott Moninger | United States | Cycling | 19-norandrosterone | [323] |
Agustin Montero | Dominican Republic | Baseball | [324] | |
Josh Moreau | United States | Weightlifting | Cannabinoids | [325] |
Christophe Moreau | France | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self admitted) | [326] |
Cristian Moreni | Italy | Cycling | Testosterone | [327] |
María Isabel Moreno | Spain | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [328] |
Johnnie Morton | United States | Mixed martial arts | anabolic steroids | [329][330] |
Luca Moro | Italy | Auto racing | Benzoylecgonine | [331] |
Mike Morse | United States | Baseball | Steroids | [332] |
Shane Mosley | United States | Boxing | Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG, also known as "the clear"), Erythropoietin (EPO), and The cream | [333] |
Guillermo Mota | Dominican Republic | Baseball | [334] | |
Johann Mühlegg | Spain | Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | [335] |
David Munyasia | Kenya | Boxing | Stimulant | [266] |
Giuseppe Muraglia | Italy | Cycling | hCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) | [336] |
Johan Museeuw | Belgium | Cycling | Aranesp-darbepoetin alfa | [337] (self-admitted) |
Adrian Mutu | Romania | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [338] |
Mika Myllylä | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [339] |
Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | Cross-country skiing | Amphetamine | [340] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kazuhiro Nakamura | Japan | Mixed martial arts | marijuana | [341] |
Sireli Naqelevuki | Fiji | Rugby union | Cannabis | [342] |
Paweł Nastula | Poland | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone | [343] |
Andris Naudužs | Latvia | Cycling | Anabolic steroid | [96] |
Shaun Newton | England | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [344] |
Moisés Dueñas Nevado | Spain | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [345] |
Lars Brian Nielsen | Denmark | Cycling | Caffeine | [21] |
Patrik Nilson | Sweden | Ice hockey | Nandrolon | [346] |
Ulf Nilsson | Sweden | Ice hockey | Ephedrine | [347] |
Carola Nitschke | East Germany | Swimming | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [218] |
Alexandre Nogueira | Brazil | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [348] |
Franny Norton | England | Horse racing | Metabolite of cocaine | [349] |
Anosheravan Nourian | Iran | Boxing | Ephedrine | [350] |
Karel Nováček | Czech Republic | Tennis | Cocaine | [208] |
Joseph N'Sima | France | Basketball | Ephedrine | [351] (Norwegian) |
Daniel Núñez | Cuba | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [58] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nathan O'Neill | Australia | Cycling | Phentermine | [352] |
Kirk O'Bee | United States | Cycling | Testosterone | [353] |
Reza Ojagh | Iran | Swimming | Nandrolone | [230] |
Olena Olefirenko | Ukraine | Rowing | [103] | |
Andrey Oleynik | Ukraine | Swimming | Cannabis | [92] |
Jacques Oliger | Chile | Weightlifting | [354] | |
Oo Mya Sanda | Myanmar | Weightlifting | Metabolite | [355] |
David Ortiz | Dominican Republic | Baseball | Performance Enhancing Drugs | [356] |
Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | Snooker | Cannabis | [357] |
Ouyang Kunpeng | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [282] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neco Padaratz | Brazil | Surfing | Anabolic steroids | [358] |
Emilio Pagani | Italy | Swimming | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [92] |
Rafael Palmeiro | United States | Baseball | Stanozolol | [359] |
Marco Pantani | Italy | Cycling | Declared unfit to ride after a UCI "health check" in the Giro d'Italia, but never formally tested positive or banned. | [360] |
Karo Parisyan | United States | mixed martial arts | Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and Oxymorphone | [361] |
Dave Parker | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Joseph M. Papp | United States | Cycling | Testosterone or its precursors (6α-OH-androstenedione 6β-OH-androsterone) | [362] |
Stephen Pate | Australia | Cycling | Steroids | [193] |
Lenny Paul | United Kingdom | Bobsleigh | Nandrolone | [363] |
Per Pedersen | Denmark | Cycling | Cortisone | [21] (Danish) |
Daniel Pereira | Portugal | Swimming | Stanozolol | [364] |
Neifi Pérez | Dominican Republic | Baseball | Stimulants (three times) | [365] |
Wolfgang Perner | Austria | Biathlon | Violation of blood doping rules | [366] |
Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | Cycling | Salbutamol | [65] |
Rumyana Petkova | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [367] |
Andy Pettitte | United States | Baseball | Human growth hormone (self-admitted) |
[368] |
Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | Cannabis (self-admitted) | [369] |
Jorge Piedra | United States | Baseball | [370] | |
Juan Pineda | United States | Cycling | 19-norandrosterone | [353] |
Jürgen Pinter | Austria | Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [137] |
Adri van der Poel | Netherlands | Cycling | Strychnine | [371] |
Aleksander Polaczek | Germany | Ice hockey | Missed test | [138] |
Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | Swimming | Nandrolone | [372] |
Andrea Pollack | East Germany | Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[218] |
Sandis Prūsis | Latvia | Bobsleigh | Anabolic steroids | [96] (Latvian) |
Piotr Przydzial | Poland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [373] |
Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | Strongmen | [374] | |
Mariano Puerta | Argentina | Tennis | Etilefrine, clenbuterol | [375] |
Shailaja Pujari | India | Weightlifting | [98] | |
Nauris Pundors | Latvia | Swimming | Anabolic steroids | [96] (Latvian) |
Olga Pyleva | Russia | Biathlon | Carphedon | [376] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quim | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [377] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andreea Răducan | Romania | Gymnastics | Pseudoephedrine | [378] |
Robin Rahm | Sweden | Ice hockey | Anabolic steroids | [379] |
Tim Raines | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [380] |
Elmira Ramileva | Uzbekistan | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [381] |
Manny Ramirez | Dominican Republic | Baseball | Performance Enhancing Drugs | [382] |
Kevin Randleman | United States | Mixed martial arts | Submitting fake urine sample | [383][384] |
Mihai Ravariu | Romania | Rugby union | hCG | [385] |
Igor Razoronov | Ukraine | Weightlifting | Nandrolone | [386] |
Shawn Ray | United States | Bodybuilding | Anabolic sterroid | [387] |
Rita Razmaite | Lithuania | Cycling | Bromantan | [388] |
Andris Reinholds | Latvia | Rowing | Nandrolone | [36] |
Rica Reinisch | East Germany | Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[389] |
Peter Ribe | Norway | Canoing | Ephedrine | [390] (Norwegian) |
Ricardo Riccò | Italy | Cycling | CERA | [391] |
Maximiliano Richeze | Argentina | Cycling | steroid | [392] |
Bjarne Riis | Denmark | Cycling | EPO, cortisone, growth hormone (self-admitted) | [393] |
Juan Rincón | Venezuela | Baseball | Steroids | [394] |
Danny Rios | United States | Baseball | Stanozolol | [395] |
Barret Robbins | United States | American football | THG | [111] |
Grant Roberts | United States | Baseball | Steroids | [396] |
Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | Water polo | Canrenone | [92] |
Estella Rodriguez Villanueva | Cuba | Judo | Furosemide | [263] |
Alex Rodriguez | United States | Baseball | Testosterone, primobolan | [47] |
Luis Román Rolón | Puerto Rico | Boxing | [397] | |
Bill Romanowski | United States | American football | Steroids (self-admitted) |
[111] |
Romario | Brazil | Football (soccer) | Finasteride | [398] |
Loren Ross | United States | Boxing | [399] | |
Wolfgang Rottmann | Austria | Biathlon | Violation of blood doping rules | [400] |
Didier Rous | France | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [75] |
Raimondas Rumšas | Lithuania | Cycling | [401][402] | |
Stefan Rütimann | Switzerland | Cycling | testosterone | [403] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milla Saari (née Jauho) | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [404][405] |
Şule Şahbaz | Turkey | Weightlifting | [103] | |
Hasan Şaş | Turkey | Soccer | Fenilpropanolamin | [406] |
Wendell Sailor | Australia | Rugby union | Cocaine | [407] |
Juan Salas | Dominican Republic | Baseball | [408] | |
Viktors Ščerbatihs | Latvia | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [96] (Latvian) |
David Segui | United States | Baseball | Anabolic steroids, growth hormone | [409] |
Leonidas Sampanis | Greece | Weightlifting | Testosterone | [103] |
Olga Samulenkova | Russia | Rowing | Testosterone | [410] |
Alex Sánchez | Cuba | Baseball | Steroids | [411] |
Francisco Pérez Sanchez | Spain | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [412] |
Virpi Sarasvuo (née Kuitunen) | Finland | Cross-country skiing | HES | [413] |
Mitchell Sargent | Australia | Rugby league | Cocaine | [414] |
Santis Sarkanis | Latvia | Cycling | Ephedrine | [415] (Latvian) |
Todd Sauerbrun | United States | American football | Ephedra | [416] |
Adam Sbieh | United States | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [417] |
Michele Scarponi | Italy | Cycling | Operación Puerto doping case | [418] |
Roland Schmidt | East Germany | Weightlifting | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[419] |
Petra Schneider | East Germany | Swimming | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) |
[420] |
Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Cycling | CERA | [421] |
Sead Seferovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Football (soccer) | Ephedrine | [422] |
Emanuele Sella | Italy | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [423] |
Jeremy Serreau | France | Water polo | Testosterone | [424] |
Jörg Harald Sievers | East Germany | Swimming | Turinabol | [425] |
Antonio Silva | Brazil | Mixed Martial Arts | Boldenone | [426] |
Roberto Sgambelluri | Italy | Cycling | NESP | [93] |
Ken Shamrock | United States | Mixed Martial Arts | Stanozolol, 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone | [383] |
Gary Sheffield | United States | Baseball | Steroids (was not punished) |
[111][427] |
Shang Shichun | China | Weightlifting | [98] | |
Sergei Shiriaev | Russia | Cross-country skiing | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [428] |
Sean Sherk | United States | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone (tainted supplement) | |
Oleg Shteinikov | Kazakhstan | Swimming | Nandrolone | [92] |
Filippo Simeoni | Italy | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO), growth hormone | [429] |
Harpreet Singh | India | Weightlifting | Nandroline | [131] |
Patrik Sinkewitz | Germany | Cycling | Testosterone | [430] |
Michael Skelde | Denmark | Cycling | Testosterone | [21] (Danish) |
Jesper Skibby | Denmark | Cycling | (self-admitted) | [431](Danish) |
Adam Smith | United States | Mixed martial arts | cocaine marijuana |
[432] |
Lonnie Smith | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Michelle Smith (Michelle de Bruin) | Ireland | Swimming | Tampering with test | [433] |
Richard Smith | Australia | Cycling | Blood Doping | [434] |
Euzebiusz Smolarek | Poland | Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [435] |
Paul Smith (cricketer) | England | Cricket | Cocaine, confessed after quitting the sport. | [436] |
Edgars Soika | Latvia | Curling | Spironolactone | [272] (Latvian) |
Sergei Sokolov | Azerbaijan | Football (soccer) | Betamethasone | [437] |
Nasser El Sonbaty | Germany | Bodybuilding | Diuretics | [387] |
Chael Sonnen | United States | Mixed Martial Arts | Testosterone | [438] |
Christiane Knacke-Sommer | East Germany | Swimming | Anabolic steroids. (Self-admitted) | [439] |
Lary Sorensen | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Duncan Spencer | England | Cricket | Nandrolone | [439] |
Brandon Spikes | United States | American football | [440] | |
Nikos Spyropoulos | Greece | Football (soccer) | Testosterone | [441] (Greek) |
Zinaida Stahurskaya | Belarus | Cycling | stanozolol, testosterone | [442] |
Jaap Stam | Netherlands | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [443] |
Roger Stanislaus | England | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [444] |
Matt Stevens | England | Rugby Union | Cocaine | [445] |
Ivan Stoitsov | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Astrid Strauss | East Germany | Swimming | [212] | |
Darryl Strawberry | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [176] |
Jamal Strong | United States | Baseball | [446] | |
Jamie Stuart | England | Football (soccer) | Cocaine, marijuana | [447] |
Dana Stubblefield | United States | American football | THG | [111] |
S Sunaina | India | Weightlifting | Nandrolone | [98] |
Eranga Swarnathilake | Sri Lanka | Ruby union | Methylhexanamine | [188][189][190] |
Tim Sylvia | United States | Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone | [448] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ibrahim Tanko | Ghana | Football (soccer) | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [449] |
Anissa Tann | Australia | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [450] |
Alvaro Tardaguila | Uruguay | Cycling | r-EPO | [353] |
Martin Tauber | Austria | Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [137] |
Irina Tchachina | Russia | Rhythmic gymnastics | Furosemide | [451] |
Than Kyi Kyi | Myanmar | Weightlifting | Diuretic | [452] |
Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka | Cricket | Prednisone, Prednisolone | [453][454][455][456] |
José Théodore | Canada | Ice hockey | Finasteride | [457] |
Gert-Jan Theunisse | Netherlands | Cycling | Admits use of Celestone | [458] |
Tammy Thomas | United States | Cycling | Testosterone | [459] |
Do Thi Ngan Thuong | Vietnam | Gymnastics | Furosemide | [257][258] |
Egor Titov | Russia | Football (soccer) | Bromantan | [460] |
Rajiv Tomar | India | Wrestling | Methylhexaneamine | [248] |
James Toney | United States | Boxing | Nandrolone | [461] |
Anthony Torres | United States | Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [462] |
Kolo Touré | Côte d'Ivoire | Football (soccer) | [463] | |
Mark Tout | United Kingdom | Bobsleigh | Stanozolol | [464] |
Alan Tsagaev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Steroids | [104] |
Billy Turley | England | Football (soccer) | Nandrolone (2002), Cocaine (2004) | [465][466] |
Alexandra Tziouti | Greece | Cycling | Nandrolone | [207] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sergey Ulegin | Russia | Canoe sprint | Amphetamine | [467] |
Jan Ullrich | Germany | Cycling | Amphetamine | [468] |
Paritosh Upadhyay | India | Weightlifting | [131] | |
Alexander Urinov | Uzbekistan | Weightlifting | Cannabis | [469] |
Albeiro Usuriaga | Colombia | Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [470] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jorge Valdez | Paraguay | Football (soccer) | Coca | [171] |
Frank Vandenbroucke | Belgium | Cycling | [471] (self-admitted) | |
Zlatan Vanev | Bulgaria | Weightlifting | Tampering with test | [61] |
Fernando Vargas | United States | Boxing | Anabolic Steroids | [472] |
Kaisa Varis | Finland | Cross-country skiing | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [222] |
Dmitry Vassiliev | Russia | Ski jumping | Furosemide | [473] |
Andrus Veerpalu | Estonia | Cross-country skiing | HgH | [474] |
Sven Verdonck | Belgium | Football (soccer) | stanozolol | [475] |
Michael Viau | Canada | Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [58] |
Chinthana Vidanage | Sri Lanka | Weightlifting | Methylhexanamine | [476][477][478][479][480] |
Pieter de Villiers | France | Rugby union | Cocaine, ecstasy | [481] |
Alexander Vinokourov | Kazakhstan | Cycling | Blood doping | [482] |
Richard Virenque | France | Cycling | [483] | |
Ľubomír Višňovský | Slovakia | Ice hockey | Pseudoephedrine (only given public warning) |
[484] |
Nadzeya Vysotskaya | Belarus | Gymnastics | Furosemide | [485] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Graham Wagg | England | Cricket | Cocaine | [486] |
Wakakirin Shinichi | Japan | Sumo wrestling | Cannabis | [487] |
Wakanohō Toshinori | Russia | Sumo wrestling | Cannabis | [488] |
Achim Walcher | Austria | Cross-country skiing | Blood transfusion | [489] |
Alexander Walke | Germany | Football (soccer) | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [490] |
Wang Wei | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [491] |
Manju Wanniarachchi | Sri Lanka | Boxing | Nandrolone | [492] |
Shane Warne | Australia | Cricket | Diuretics | [493] |
Joe Warren | United States | Wrestling | Marijuana | [494] |
Claudell Washington | United States | Baseball | Cocaine | [25] |
Stig Wetzell | Finland | Ice hockey | Ephedrine | Stig Wetzell#1974 Doping Controversy |
Mats Wilander | Sweden | Tennis | Cocaine | [208] |
Michał Wilk | Poland | Powerlifting | [495] (Norwegian) | |
Ricky Williams | United States | American football | Cannabis, other drugs | [496] |
Kindel Woods | United States | Basketball | Indian cannabis | [497] (Greek) |
Jesper Worre | Denmark | Cycling | amineptine | [21] |
Wu Yanyan | China | Swimming | [498] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abel Xavier | Portugal | Football (soccer) | Methandienone (Dianabol) | [499] |
Xiong Guoming | China | Swimming | Clenbuterol | [491] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dmitri Yaroshenko | Russia | Biathlon | r-EPO | [500] |
Jeremy Yates | New Zealand | Cycling | Testosterone | [501] |
Yevgenia Yermakova | Kazakhstan | Swimming | Diuretic | [36] |
Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Erik Zabel | Germany | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted) | [12] |
Faat Zakirov | Russia | Cycling | NESP | [93] |
Nina Zhivanevskaya | Russia | Swimming | Bromantane | [502] |
Alex Zülle | Switzerland | Cycling | Erythropoietin (EPO) | [503] |
Arthur Zwane | South Africa | Football (soccer) | Methyltestosterone | [504] |
Tara Zwink | United States | Snowboarding | Cannabis | [505] |
Horse | Jockey | Country | Banned substance | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABC Landliebe | Cian O'Connor | Ireland | Fluphenazine, Guanabenz |
[506] |
Camiro | Tony André Hansen | Norway | Capsaicin | [507] |
Castle Forbes Maike | Jessica Kurten | Ireland | Etoricoxib | [508] |
Chupa Cup | Bernardo Alves | Brazil | Capsaicin | [507] |
Coster | Christian Ahlmann | Germany | Capsaicin | [507] |
Goldfever | Ludger Beerbaum | Germany | Cortisone | [509] |
Lantinus | Denis Lynch | Ireland | Capsaicin, | [507] |
Ooh Aah Camara | Norton | Ireland | Phenylbutazone, Oxyphenbutazone |
[510] |
Waterford Crystal | Cian O'Connor | Ireland | Fluphenazine, Zuclopenthixol |
[506] |