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 accused of doping, but whose names have been cleared, see the list of sportspeople cleared of doping charges.
- For a list of sport people involved in doping cases by nationality see Category:Doping cases in sport by nationality.
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| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Aanes |  Norway |
Greco-Roman wrestling | Norandrosterone, Noretiochdandone | [1] |
| Sara Abbazova |  Azerbaijan |
Powerlifting | Nandrolone | [2] |
| Djamolidine Abdoujaparov |  Uzbekistan |
Cycling | Clenbuterol | [3] |
| Ahmed Abdelraouf |  Egypt |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [4] |
| Johan Ackermann |  South Africa |
Rugby union | Nandrolone | [5] |
| Phillip Adams |  Australia |
Shooting | Hydrochlorothiazide | [6] |
| Mohamed Ibrahim Aden |  Somalia |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[7][8] |
| Funke Adeoye |  Nigeria |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[9][10] |
| Andre Agassi |  United States |
Tennis | Methamphetamine (avoided suspension in 1997 by claiming that he accidentally took the drug; admitted in 2009 that his 1997 account was a lie) |
[11] |
| Amina Aït Hammou |  Morocco |
Athletics | Missed tests | [12] |
| Seltana Aït Hammou | Morocco |
Athletics | Missed tests | [13] |
| Lizandro Ajcú |  Guatemala |
Cycling | Erythropoietin | [14] |
| Chioma Ajunwa | Nigeria |
Athletics | [15] | |
| Shoaib Akhtar |  Pakistan |
Cricket | Nandrolone | [16] |
| Stephen Alfred | United States |
Cycling | hCG | [17] |
| Sadam Ali | United States |
Boxing | Cathine | [18] |
| Albina Akhatova |  Russia |
Biathlon | Nikethamide (2003), r-EPO (2009) | [19] |
| Rolf Aldag |  Germany |
Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [20] |
| David Allen |  United Kingdom |
Rugby League | Metabolite of Cocaine | [21] |
| Carlos Almanzar |  Dominican Republic |
Baseball | Steroids | [22] |
| Lyle Alzado | United States |
American football | Anabolic steroids (never sanctioned; admitted to use after the end of his career) |
[23] |
| Wafa Ammouri | Morocco |
Weightlifting | [24] | |
| Uwe Ampler | Germany |
Cycling | Steroids | [25] |
| Gloria Amuche Nwosu | Nigeria |
Athletics | Testosterone | [26] |
| Andreas Anastasopoulos |  Greece |
Athletics | [27] | |
| Chris Andersen | United States |
Basketball | [28] | |
| Georg Andersen | Norway |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [29] (Norwegian) |
| Kim Andersen |  Denmark |
Cycling | [30] (Danish) | |
| Peter Riis Andersen | Denmark |
Mountain biking | EPO | [31] |
| Ijah Anderson |  England |
Football | Cocaine | [32] |
| Yeorgios Andreou |  Cyprus |
Athletics | [33] | |
| Frankie Andreu | United States |
Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [34] |
| Vladimir Andreyev | Russia |
Athletics | Salbutamol | [35] |
| Joaquín Andújar | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Adrián Annus |  Hungary |
Athletics | Missed test | [37][38] |
| Henry Antchouet |  Gabon |
Football | Cocaine | [39] |
| Seema Antil |  India |
Athletics | Pseudoephedrine (only given public warning) |
[40] |
| Elena Antoci |  Romania |
Athletics | EPO | [41] |
| Chris Armstrong | England |
Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [42] |
| Juana Arrendel | Dominican Republic |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [43] |
| Michael Arroyo |  Ecuador |
Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [44] |
| Natalya Artyomova |  Unified Team |
Athletics | Steroids | [45] |
| Yamba Asha |  Angola |
Football (soccer) | [46] | |
| Delilah Asiago |  Kenya |
Athletics | [47] | |
| Mohammed Asif | Pakistan |
Cricket | Nandrolone | [16] |
| Innocent Asonze | Nigeria |
Athletics | [47] | |
| Adel Jaber Asseri |  Saudi Arabia |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [48] |
| Nuno Assis |  Portugal |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [49] |
| Mikel Astarloza |  Spain |
Cycling | EPO | [50] |
| Mark Anthony Awere |  Ghana |
Athletics | [51] | |
| Niklas Axelsson |  Sweden |
Cycling | EPO | [52] |
| Süreyya Ayhan |  Turkey |
Athletics | Interfering with test | [53] |
| Laura Azevedo |  Brazil |
Swimming | Anabolic steroids | [54] |
B
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Bachini |  Italy |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [55] |
| Cezar Badita | Romania |
Swimming | Nandrolone | [56][57] (German) |
| Ndiss Kaba Badji |  Senegal |
Athletics | Androstenedione | [35] |
| Aleksandr Bagach |  Ukraine |
Athletics | Steroids | [56] |
| Nathan Baggaley | Australia |
Sprint Kayaking | Stanozolol | [58] |
| Erwin Bakker |  Netherlands |
Cycling | EPO | [59] |
| Andrea Baldini | Italy |
Fencing | Diuretic | [60] |
| Falk Balzer | Germany |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [61] |
| Roberto Barbaro | Italy |
Water polo | Norandrosterone | [62] |
| Roberto Barbi | Italy |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [63] |
| Josh Barnett | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [64][65][66] |
| Randy Barnes | United States |
Athletics | Methyltestosterone Androstenedione |
[67] [68] |
| Phil Baroni | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Boldenone, stanozolol metabolites | [69] |
| Ivan Basso | Italy |
Cycling | Operación Puerto doping case | [70] |
| Marta Bastianelli | Italy |
Cycling | [71] | |
| Dieter Baumann | Germany |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [72] |
| Vadim Bavikin |  Israel |
Athletics | Steroids | [73] |
| Alain Baxter |  Scotland |
Alpine skiing | Methamphetamine (inactive levorotary isomer - levmethamphetamine) | [74] |
| Karol Beck |  Slovakia |
Tennis | Clenbuterol | [75] |
| James Beckford |  Jamaica |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [76] |
| Vitor Belfort | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts | 4-hydroxytestosterone | [77] |
| Irina Belova | Russia |
Athletics | [78] | |
| Kenta Bell | United States |
Athletics | Methylprednisolone | [9] |
| Manuel Beltrán | Spain |
Cycling | EPO | [79] |
| Awatef Ben Hassine |  Tunisia |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [37] |
| Bryan Berard | United States |
Ice hockey | 19-norandrosterone | [80] |
| Adam Bergman | United States |
Cycling | EPO | [81] |
| Lorenzo Bernucci | Italy |
Cycling | Sibutramine | [82] |
| Dale Berra | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Eugeni Berzin | Russia |
Cycling | Blood doping | [83] |
| Rafael Betancourt |  Venezuela |
Baseball | [84] | |
| Antonella Bevilacqua | Italy |
Athletics | Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine | [85] |
| Uwe Beyer | Germany |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [86] (German) |
| Rajendra Bhandari |  Nepal |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [87] |
| Madina Biktagirova | Unified Team |
Athletics | Norephedrine | [88] |
| Ambrose Bitok | Kenya |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [89] |
| Alberto Blanco |  Cuba |
Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [90] |
| Aikaterini Bliamou | Greece |
Swimming | Nandrolone | [91] |
| Lyudmyla Blonska | Ukraine |
Athletics | Steroids (2003) Methyltestosterone (2008) |
[92][93] |
| Frank de Boer | Netherlands |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [94] |
| Galabin Boevski |  Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Tampering with test | [95] |
| Alex Bogomolov Jr. | United States |
Tennis | Salbutamol | [96] |
| Ato Boldon |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[40] |
| Udo Bölts | Germany |
Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [20] |
| Barry Bonds | United States |
Baseball | Amphetamines (first offender; not suspended per Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement) |
[97] |
| Stephan Bonnar | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [98] |
| Leo Bookman | United States |
Athletics | Salbutamol (only given public warning) |
[35] |
| Tom Boonen |  Belgium |
Cycling | Cocaine | [99] |
| Scott Boothby | United States |
Athletics | Finasteride, 6-oxo-androstenedione | [100] |
| Valeriy Borchin | Russia |
Race walking | EPO | [101] |
| Marco Borriello | Italy |
Football (soccer) | Prednisolone | [102] |
| Mark Bosnich | Australia |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [103] |
| Mihaela Botezan | Romania |
Athletics | Chlorthadione | [104] |
| Brahim Boulami | Morocco |
Athletics | EPO | [105] |
| Djamel Bouras |  France |
Judo | Nandrolone | [106][107] |
| Lee Bowyer | England |
Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [108] |
| Andrew James Brack | Greece |
Baseball | Stanozolol | [109] |
| Kevin Braunskill | United States |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [110] |
| Grit Breuer | Germany |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [111] |
| Okkert Brits | South Africa |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[112] |
| David Britz | South Africa |
Rugby union | Boldenone | [113][114] |
| Laurent Brochard | France |
Cycling | EPO | [115] |
| Erik de Bruin | Netherlands |
Athletics | Testosteron, Stanozolol, hCG | [116] |
| Ricky Bruch | Sweden |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [117] (Swedish) |
| Rebekkah Brunson | United States |
Basketball | Salmeterol (only given public warning) |
[118] |
| Dave Bruylandts | Belgium |
Cycling | EPO | [119] (Dutch) |
| Katharina Bullin |  East Germany |
Volleyball | [120] | |
| Viktor Burayev | Russia |
Race walking | rh-EPO | [121] |
| Andrew Burns | Australia |
Swimming | Ecstasy | [122] |
| Asim Butt | Scotland |
Cricket | Ecstasy | [123] |
| Tamara Bykova |  Soviet Union |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [124][125] |
C
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enos Cabell | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Danny Cadamarteri | England |
Football | Ephedrine | [126] |
| Gary Cadogan | England |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [127] |
| Valeriu Calancea | Romania |
Weightlifting | methandienone | [128] |
| Oscar Camenzind |  Switzerland |
Cycling | EPO | [129] |
| Mike Cameron | United States |
Baseball | Stimulants | [130] |
| Ken Caminiti | United States |
Baseball | Anabolic steroids (never sanctioned; admitted to use after the end of his career) |
[131] |
| Neil Campbell | England |
Cycling | HCG | [132] |
| Guillermo Cañas |  Argentina |
Tennis | Hydrochlorothiazide | [133] |
| José Canseco | United States |
Baseball | Anabolic steroids (never sanctioned; admitted to use after the end of his career) |
[134] |
| John Capel | United States |
Athletics | Cannabis | [135] |
| Ludovic Capelle | Belgium |
Cycling | EPO | [136] |
| Dean Capobianco | Australia |
Athletics | Steroids | [137] |
| Salvador Carmona |  Mexico |
Football (soccer) | Steroids | [138] |
| Danilo Carrega | Brazil |
Swimming | Stanozolol | [139] |
| LaMark Carter | United States |
Athletics | Salbutamol | [140] |
| Stefano Casagranda | Italy |
Cycling | [141] | |
| Francesco Casagrande | Italy |
Cycling | Testosterone | [142] |
| Silviu Casandra | Romania |
Race walking | [143] | |
| Arnaud Casquette |  Mauritius |
Athletics | Cannabis | [35] |
| Víctor Castillo | Venezuela |
Athletics | Furosemide | [144] |
| Rupeni Caucaunibuca |  Fiji |
Rugby union | Cannabis | [145] |
| Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
Athletics | EPO | [146] |
| Deniss Čerkovskis |  Latvia |
Modern pentathlon | Anabolic steroid | [147] (Latvian) |
| Sergo Chakhoyan | Australia |
Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [148] |
| Dwain Chambers | England |
Athletics | THG Testosterone, EPO, HGH, Insulin, Modafinil & Liothyronine |
[149][150] |
| Sanamacha Chanu | India |
Weightlifting | Furosemide | [151][152] |
| Justin Charles | Australia |
Australian rules football | Boldenone | [153] |
| Jani Chathurangani Silva |  Sri Lanka |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [154] |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | Argentina |
Tennis | Metil-testosterone | [155] |
| Abdelatif Chemlal | Morocco |
Athletics | [156] | |
| Alexei Cherepanov | Russia |
Ice hockey | Nikethamide | [157] |
| Chen Po-Pu |  Chinese Taipei |
Weightlifting | Methandienone | [56] |
| Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya |
Athletics | EPO | [89] |
| Susan Chepkemei | Kenya |
Athletics | Salbutamol | [9][158] |
| Lada Chernova | Russia |
Athletics | Metenolone | [159] |
| Lydia Cheromei | Kenya |
Athletics | Clomiphene | [160] |
| Damu Cherry | United States |
Athletics | [161] | |
| Christophe Cheval | France |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [162] |
| Viktor Chislean |  Moldova |
Weightlifting | [163] | |
| Velichko Cholakov | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Fouad Chouki | France |
Athletics | EPO | [165] |
| Khalid Choukoud | Netherlands |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [166] |
| Linford Christie | England |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [167] |
| Clement Chukwu | Nigeria |
Athletics | [168] | |
| Traian Cihărean | Romania |
Weightlifting | [169] | |
| Hazel Clark | United States |
Athletics | Pseudoephedrine | [170] |
| Venolyn Clarke |  Canada |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [171] |
| Marcus Clavelle | United States |
Athletics | Methandieone | [170] |
| Roger Clemens | United States |
Baseball | Anabolic steroids | [172] |
| Michelle Collins | United States |
Athletics | THG | [173][174] |
| Gloria Comerma | Spain |
Field hockey | [175] | |
| Harold Connolly | United States |
Athletics | self-admitted | [176] |
| Chris Cooper | United States |
American football | THG | [177] |
| Kit Cope | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [178] |
| Guillermo Coria | Argentina |
Tennis | Nandrolone | [179] |
| Chris Cornes | England |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [180] |
| Julie Coulaud | France |
Athletics | Testosterone | [181] |
| Ben Cousins | Australia |
Australian rules football | Methamphetamine (admitted to a U.S. rehab for treatment) |
[182] |
| Fernando Couto | Portugal |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [183] |
| Crystal Cox | United States |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [170] |
| Alexander Crispim | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts | Desoxymethyltestosterone | [184] |
D
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey D'Antoni | United States |
Cycling | EPO | [185] |
| Ashot Danielyan |  Armenia |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [1] |
| Olga Danilova | Russia |
Cross-country skiing | NESP | [186] |
| Martina Danišová-Hrasnová | Slovakia |
Athletics | [187] | |
| Bonnie Dasse | United States |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [188] |
| Edgar Davids | Netherlands |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [189] |
| Mary Decker (Mary Slaney) | United States |
Athletics | Testosterone | [190] |
| Tony Dees | United States |
Athletics | Norandrosterone Noretiochdandone |
[170] |
| Rusmin Dedič | Slovenia |
Football (soccer) | Testosterone | [191] |
| Gervasio Deferr | Spain |
Gymnastics | Marijuana | [192] |
| Jean François Degrace | Mauritius |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [193] |
| Hind Dehiba | France |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [194] |
| Vilimoni Delasau | Fiji |
Rugby union | Cannabis | [195] |
| Luis Delís | Cuba |
Athletics | [196] | |
| Demir Demirev | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Tezeta Dengersa | Turkey |
Athletics | Metenolone | [35] |
| Sébastien Denis | France |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[35] |
| Lyubov Denisova | Russia |
Athletics | Prostanozol, testosterone | [197] |
| João Derly | Brazil |
Judo | Diuretics | [198][199][200][201] |
| Manuela Derr | Germany |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [202] |
| Kavita Devi | India |
Weightlifting | [203] | |
| Kunjarani Devi | India |
Weightlifting | Strychnine | [204][205] |
| Monika Devi | India |
Weightlifting | [203] | |
| Vadim Devyatovskiy |  Belarus |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Aïssa Dghoughi | Morocco |
Athletics | Refusal to submit to doping control | [206] |
| Alberico Di Cecco | Italy |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [207] |
| Nick Diaz | United States |
Mixed martial arts | marijuana | [208] |
| Mark Dickel |  New Zealand |
Basketball | Cannabis | [209] |
| Ludo Dierckxsens | Belgium |
Cycling | Cortisone | [210] |
| Roland Diethart |  Austria |
Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [211] |
| Robert Dietrich | Germany |
Ice hockey | Missed test | [212] |
| Bert Dietz | Germany |
Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [20] |
| Rostislav Dimitrov | Bulgaria |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [213] |
| Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria |
Athletics | [214] | |
| Katalin Divós | Hungary |
Athletics | [215] | |
| Vukosava Đapić |  Serbia and Montenegro |
Athletics | Metenolone | [216] |
| Abderahmane Djemadi |  Algeria |
Athletics | Refusal to submit to doping control | [217] |
| Gábor Dobos | Hungary |
Athletics | [218] | |
| Jim Doehring | United States |
Athletics | Steroids | [219] |
| Rashid Al-Dosari |  Qatar |
Athletics | self-admitted | [220][221] |
| Troy Douglas | Netherlands |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [222] |
| Horace Dove-Edwin |  Sierra Leone |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [223] |
| Izabela Dragneva | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Furosemide | [224] |
| Rasa Drazdauskaitė |  Lithuania |
Athletics | [220][225] | |
| Heike Drechsler | East Germany |
Athletics | (Self-admitted) | [226] |
| Ioannis Drymonakos | Greece |
Swimming | Methyltrienolone | [227] |
| Laurent Dufaux | Switzerland |
Cycling | EPO | [115] |
| Christophe Dugarry | France |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [228] |
| Julien Dunkley | Jamaica |
Athletics | Boldenone | [229] |
| Ryanne Dupree | United States |
Athletics | Salbutamol (only given public warning) |
[118] |
| Anthony Dupuis | France |
Tennis | Salbutamol | [230] |
| Jamie Durbin | United Kingdom |
Rugby League | Stanozolol | [231] |
E
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Eder | Austria |
Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [211] |
| Monzavous Edwards | United States |
Athletics | (only given public warning) |
[232] |
| Paul Edwards |  Wales |
Athletics | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [233] |
| Torri Edwards | United States |
Athletics | Nikethamide (ban later lifted) |
[234] |
| Florence Ekpo-Umoh | Germany |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [220][235] |
| Christy Ekpukhon | Nigeria |
Athletics | Metenolone | [236] |
| Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi | Egypt |
Athletics | Methandienone | [237] |
| Hayat El Ghazi | Morocco |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [238] |
| Alene Emere |  Ethiopia |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [239] |
| Kornelia Ender | East Germany |
Swimming | (Self-admitted) | [240] |
| Tomáš Enge |  Czech Republic |
Auto racing | Cannabis | [241] |
| Ludmila Engquist | Russia Sweden |
Athletics Bobsleigh |
Steroids Steroids |
[242] |
| Sebastien Enjolras | France |
Auto racing | Cannabis | [243] |
| Maria Enkina | Russia |
Athletics | Carphedon | [176] |
| Igor Erokhin | Russia |
Race walking | rh-EPO | [244] |
| Mostafa Errebbah | Italy |
Athletics | [245] | |
| Ridouane Es-Saadi | Belgium |
Athletics | Methandienone | [246] |
| Latifa Essarokh | France |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [247][248] |
| Jean-Jacques Eydelie | France |
Football (soccer) | [249] (self-admitted) | |
| Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria |
Athletics | Ephedrine hCG |
[250] |
| Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [250] |
F
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad Faeaz |  Iraq |
Bodybuilding | Nandrolone | [251] |
| Róbert Fazekas | Hungary |
Athletics | Missed test | [38] |
| Surita Febbraio | South Africa |
Athletics | Testosterone | [252] |
| Elena Fedoseva | Russia |
Athletics | [245] | |
| Rio Ferdinand | England |
Football (soccer) | Missed test | [253] |
| Ricardo Fernández | Spain |
Athletics | Undisclosed Finasteride |
[254] [255] |
| Marco Fertonani | Italy |
Cycling | Testosterone | [256] |
| Michal Fiala | Czech Republic |
Athletics | Methandienone | [257] |
| Aaron Fike | United States |
Auto Racing | Heroin | [258] |
| Mehmed Fikretov | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Ivailo Filev | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Konstantinos Filippidis | Greece |
Athletics | Etilephrine | [259] |
| Sveinung Fjeldstad | Norway |
Football (soccer) | (Norwegian)[260] | |
| Delisa Walton-Floyd | United States |
Athletics | Amphetamine | [261] |
| Dmitriy Fofonov |  Kazakhstan |
Cycling | Heptaminol | [262] |
| Mabel Fonseca |  Puerto Rico |
Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [163] |
| Greg Foster | United States |
Athletics | Pseudoephedrine Ephedrine Phenylpropanolamine |
[263] |
| Hermes Franca | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts | Drostanolone | [264] |
| Ryan Franklin | United States |
Baseball | Steroids | [265] |
| Dario Frigo | Italy |
Cycling | EPO | [266] |
| Ruth Fuchs | East Germany |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [267] |
G
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éric Gagné | Canada |
Baseball | Human growth hormone | [172] |
| Alexander Gaidukov | Russia |
Water polo | Carphedon | [139] |
| Chryste Gaines | United States |
Athletics | Modafinil | [37][220] |
| Anton Galkin | Russia |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [268] |
| Alberto García | Spain |
Athletics | EPO | [269] |
| Stefano Garzelli | Italy |
Cycling | Probenecid | [270] |
| Richard Gasquet | France |
Tennis | Cocaine | [271] |
| Sandra Gasser | Switzerland |
Athletics | Steroids | [272] |
| Justin Gatlin | United States |
Athletics | Amphetamine | [273] |
| Testosterone | [274][275] | |||
| Philippe Gaumont | France |
Cycling | EPO (Self admitted) | [276] |
| Anzhelika Gavrilova | Kazakhstan |
Speed skating | Clenbuterol | [277] |
| Tibor Gécsek | Hungary |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [278] |
| Ines Geipel | East Germany |
Athletics | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [279] |
| Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [280] |
| Nordine Gezzar | France |
Athletics | Finasterid | [281] |
| Bouchra Ghezielle | France |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [282] |
| Jason Giambi | United States |
Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[177][283] |
| Jeremy Giambi | United States |
Baseball | Human growth hormone, steroids (self-admitted) |
[177][284] |
| Giuseppe Gibilisco | Italy |
Athletics | [285][286] | |
| Jay Gibbons | United States |
Baseball | Growthormone | [287] |
| Ed Giddins | England |
Cricket | Cocaine | [288] |
| Felice Gimondi | Italy |
Cycling | [289] | |
| Everton Giovanella | Brazil |
Football (soccer) | [290] | |
| Patricia Girard | France |
Athletics | [291] (Swedish) | |
| Sandra Glover | United States |
Athletics | Modafinil Disqualification and public warning |
[220] |
| Geronimo Goeloe |  Netherlands Antilles |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [292] |
| Andreas Goldberger | Austria |
Ski jumping | Cocaine | [293] |
| Kerem Gönlüm | Turkey |
Basketball | Cathine | [294] [295] |
| Derlis Gómez |  Paraguay |
Football (soccer) | Coca | [296] |
| Anthony Gobert | Australia |
Motorcycle racing | Cannabis Not sanctioned for first offence, but was released from contract by team |
[297][298][299] |
| Aitor González | Spain |
Cycling | methyltestosterone metabolite | [300] |
| Dwight Gooden | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [301] |
| Ólafur Gottskálksson |  Iceland |
Football (soccer) | [302] | |
| Anastasios Gousis | Greece |
Athletics | Methyltrienolone | [303] |
| Royce Gracie | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone metabolite | [304] |
| Johan Granath | Sweden |
Speed skating | Unknown substance | [305] |
| Mike Gravelle | United States |
Athletics | Testosterone | [306] |
| Guy Greavette | Canada |
Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [90] |
| Natalya Grigoryeva | Soviet Union |
Athletics | [15] | |
| Mickey Grimes | United States |
Athletics | Ephedrine (2003) Norandrosterone (2004) |
[37][220][307] |
| Stian Grimseth | Norway |
Weightlifting | [56] | |
| Jason Grimsley | United States |
Baseball | Amphetamines, anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (self-admitted) |
[308] |
| Kevin Grubb | United States |
Auto Racing | Refusal to submit to doping control | [309] |
| Yelena Gulyayeva | Russia |
Athletics | [310] | |
| Zafar Guliyev | Russia |
Wrestling | Bromantan | [311] |
| Fabrizio Guidi | Italy |
Cycling | EPO | [312] |
| Carlos Gurpegi | Spain |
Football (soccer) | 19-norandrosterone | [313][314] |
| Rebeca Gusmão | Brazil |
Swimming | Testosterone; Tampering | [315] |
| Ferenc Gyurkovics | Hungary |
Weightlifting | Oxandrolone | [163] |
H
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelhadi Habassa | Morocco |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [316] |
| Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco |
Athletics | EPO | [37][317] |
| Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | Iceland |
Athletics | [318] | |
| Noriyuki Haga |  Japan |
Motorcycle racing | Ephedrine | [319] |
| Linda Haglund | Sweden |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [320] |
| Fatima Hajjami | Morocco |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [220] |
| Fani Halkia | Greece |
Athletics | Methyltrienolone | [321][322] |
| Carey Hall | Australia |
Cycling | Steroids | [323] |
| Dennis Hallman | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Drostanolone Nandrolone |
[184] |
| Bo Hamburger | Denmark |
Cycling | EPO. Admitted years after being cleared by CAS. | [324] |
| Tyler Hamilton | United States |
Cycling | Blood transfusion | [325] |
| Morgan Hamm | United States |
Gymnastics | Glucocorticosteroid (only given public warning) |
[326] |
| Jessica Hardy | United States |
Swimming | clenbuterol | [327] |
| Danny Harris | United States |
Athletics | Cocaine | [328] |
| Alvin Harrison | United States |
Athletics | EPO, THG, HGH | [37][329] |
| Calvin Harrison | United States |
Athletics | Modifinil, THG | [220][329] |
| Rodney Harrison | United States |
American football | Human growth hormone | [330] |
| Kjell Ove Hauge | Norway |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [29] (Norwegian) |
| Floyd Heard | United States |
Athletics | (only given public warning) |
[47] |
| Eddy Hellebuyck | United States |
Athletics | rhEPO | [37] |
| Geraldine Hendricken |  Ireland |
Athletics | 19-norandrosteron | [220][331] |
| Christian Henn | Germany |
Cycling | EPO (self-admitted) | [20] |
| Roberto Heras | Spain |
Cycling | EPO | [332] |
| Félix Heredia | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | Steroids | [333] |
| Keith Hernandez | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [334] |
| Pascal Herve | France |
Cycling | EPO | [335] |
| René Higuita |  Colombia |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [336] |
| Giorgos Himonetos | Greece |
Cycling | Steroid (stanozolol) | [337] |
| Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
Tennis | Cocaine | [338] |
| Claus Hirsbro | Denmark |
Athletics | [47] | |
| Knut Hjeltnes | Norway |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [29] (Norwegian) |
| Shane Hmiel | United States |
Auto racing | Cocaine Marijuana |
[339] |
| Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands |
Cycling | Coramine | [340] |
| Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) | East Germany |
Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [341] |
| Al Holland | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Brian Holm | Denmark |
Cycling | EPO | [30] (Danish) |
| Gergely Horvath | Hungary |
Athletics | Boldenone | [342] |
| Detlef Hofmann | Germany |
Canoeing | [15] | |
| Hristoforos Hoidis | Greece |
Athletics | Tamoxiphen | [176] |
| Danilo Hondo | Germany |
Cycling | Carphedon | [343] |
| Mariano Hood | Argentina |
Tennis | Finasteride | [344] |
| Seppo Hovinen |  Finland |
Athletics | [345] | |
| Miguel Hoyos |  Bolivia |
Footballer (soccer) | Dexamethasone | [346] |
| Jan Hruška | Czech Republic |
Cycling | [56] | |
| Huang Qun |  China |
Athletics | [347] | |
| Ryan Hudson | United Kingdom |
Rugby league | Stanozolol | [348] |
| Jaime Huelamo | Spain |
Cycling | [349] | |
| Daniela Hunger | East Germany |
Swimming | Anabolic steroids (Self-admitted) | [350] |
| Gary Hunt | England |
Diving | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [139] |
| C.J. Hunter | United States |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Martin Hvastija | Slovenia |
Cycling | [141] | |
| Gudrun Høie | Norway |
Wrestling | Failure to reveal whereabouts | [351] |
I
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Iagăr | Romania |
Athletics | [352] | |
| Christos Iakovou | Greece |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [353] |
| Iryna Iarosh | Ukraine |
Rowing | number of (banned) substances | [354] |
| Abdulagadir Idriss |  Sudan |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [355] |
| Janne Immonen | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | HES | [19] |
| Chidi Imoh | Nigeria |
Athletics | [356] | |
| Natalya Iosifidi | Russia |
Athletics | [245] | |
| Ekaterina Iourieva | Russia |
Biathlon | r-EPO | [357] |
| Yusaku Iriki | Japan |
Baseball | Steroids | [358] |
| Michael Irvin | United States |
Football | Cocaine | [359] |
| Gunduz Ismayilov | Azerbaijan |
Powerlifting | Stanozolol | [2] |
| Jari Isometsä | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | HES | [19] |
| Mark Iuliano | Italy |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [360] |
| Anastasia Ivanenko | Russia |
Swimming | Furosemide | [361] |
| Ivan Ivanov | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Furosemide | [224] |
| Alena Ivanova | Belarus |
Athletics | Furosemide | [362] |
| Lyubov Ivanova | Russia |
Athletics | Methyltestosterone | [363] |
| Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia |
Athletics | Stanazolol | [364] |
| Anzur Ismailov | Uzbekistan |
Footballer | Cannabis | [365] |
J
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Jacobs | United States |
Athletics | THG | [170][220] |
| Mahmoud Jadaan |  Syria |
Swimming | Metenolone | [366] |
| Jörg Jaksche | Germany |
Cycling | EPO | [367] |
| Mohammed Jassim | Iraq |
Weightlifting | Cortisone | [368] |
| Helena Javornik | Slovenia |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [369] |
| Leon Jeanne | Wales |
Football (soccer) | [370] | |
| Genevieve Jeanson | Canada |
Cycling | EPO | [371] |
| Olga Yegorova | Russia |
Athletics | EPO | [372] |
| Cordera Jenkins | United States |
Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[373] |
| Brian Dalgaard Jensen | Denmark |
Cycling | EPO | [30] (Danish) |
| Knud Enemark Jensen | Denmark |
Cycling | Amphetamines | [374] |
| Jie Zhou | China |
Swimming | Clenbuterol | [375] |
| Tomas Johansson | Sweden |
Sport wrestling | Anabolic steroids | [376] |
| Andrew Johns | Australia |
Rugby League | Ecstasy | [377] |
| Ben Johnson | Canada |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [378] |
| Willie Johnston | Scotland |
Football (soccer) | [379] | |
| Marion Jones | United States |
Athletics | THG (self-admitted) |
[380] |
| Roy Jones Jr. | United States |
Boxing | Androstenedione *This was available in over-the-counter supplements until 2004, when it became illegal in the US. |
[381] |
| Milan Jotanovic |  Serbia |
Athletics | Salbutamol | [382] |
| Ernst Jean-Joseph |  Haiti |
Football (soccer) | [383] |
K
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alina Kabaeva | Russia |
Rhythmic gymnastics | Furosemide | [384] |
| Mohamed Kallon | Sierra Leone |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [385] |
| Kaspars Kambala | Latvia |
Basketball | Cocaine metabolite | [386] |
| Elena Kanales | Russia |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [387] |
| Svetlana Kanatova | Russia |
Athletics | [388] | |
| Vladimir Kanaykin | Russia |
Race walking | rh-EPO | [389] |
| Adil Kaouch | Morocco |
Athletics | rh-EPO | [390] |
| Mario Kasun |  Croatia |
Basketball | Cathine | [391] [392] |
| Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [393] |
| Sesil Karatantcheva | Bulgaria |
Tennis | Nandrolone | [394] |
| Svend Karlsen | Norway |
Strongmen | [395] | |
| Halina Karnatsevich | Belarus |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [396] |
| Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya | Belarus |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [220][397] (German) |
| Fetie Kasaj |  Albania |
Weightlifting | [398] (Norwegian) | |
| Andrey Kashechkin | Kazakhstan |
Cycling | Blood doping | [399] |
| Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union |
Athletics | Missed test | [400] |
| Jacek Kazimierowski |  Poland |
Athletics | Ephedrine (only given public warning) |
[35] |
| Héni Kechi | France |
Athletics | Cannabis | [401] |
| Zoltan Kecskes | Hungary |
Weightlifting | [163] | |
| Lisa Kehler | United Kingdom |
Race walking | Terbutaline (only given public warning) |
[402] |
| Naman Keita | France |
Athletics | Testosterone precursors | [403] |
| Ronwin Kelly | South Africa |
Rugby union (former bodybuilder) | Nandrolone | [404] |
| Simon Kemboi | Kenya |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Daniel Kenedy | Portugal |
Football (soccer) | Furosemide | [405] |
| Paddy Kenny | Ireland |
Football (soccer) | ephedrine | [406] |
| Kostas Kenteris | Greece |
Athletics | Missed tests | [37][407] |
| Kamy Keshmiri | United States |
Athletics | Methandienone | [408] |
| Matthias Kessler | Germany |
Cycling | testosterone | [409] |
| Nan Aye Khine |  Myanmar |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [151] |
| Yaroslav Khoma | Ukraine |
Football (soccer) | [410] | |
| Albina Khomich | Russia |
Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [411] |
| Yekaterina Khoroshikh | Russia |
Athletics | 6α-methylandrostendione | [412] |
| Irina Khudoroshkina | Russia |
Athletics | [37] | |
| Rotson Kilambe |  Zambia |
Football (soccer) | [413] | |
| Kim Jong Su |  North Korea |
Shooting | Propanolol | [414][415] |
| Gary Kinder | United States |
Athletics | Failure to appear for mandatory drug test | [416] |
| Nabil Kirame | Morocco |
Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[417] |
| Gergana Kirilova | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | HES | [19] |
| Vitali Klitschko | Ukraine |
Boxing | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [418] |
| Tonya Knight | United States |
Bodybuilding | Using a stand-in when chosen for a random drug test | [419] |
| Markus Koistinen | Finland |
Athletics (Shot put) | hCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) | [420] (finnish) |
| Teodora Kolarova | Bulgaria |
Athletics | Testosterone | [421] |
| Francis Kombe | Zambia |
Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [422] |
| Mikuláš Konopka | Slovakia |
Athletics | Stanozolol Methandienone |
[423] [424] |
| Ilya Konovalov | Russia |
Athletics | Acetazolamide | [425] |
| Oleksandr Korchmid | Ukraine |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [426] |
| Petr Korda | Czech Republic |
Tennis | Nandrolone | [427] |
| Andrey Korneyev | Russia |
Swimming | Bromantan | [428] |
| Irina Korzhanenko | Russia |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [37][429] |
| Anzhelika Kotyuga | Belarus |
Speed skating | Anabolic steroids | [430][431] |
| Zoltán Kovács | Hungary |
Weightlifting | Refusal to provide test | [432] |
| Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland |
Cross-country skiing | Dexamethason | [433] |
| Katrin Krabbe | Germany |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [434] |
| Nina Kraft | Germany |
Triathlon | EPO | [435] |
| Inessa Kravets | Ukraine |
Athletics | Stimulants | [436] |
| Daniel Kreutzer | Germany |
Ice hockey | Missed test | [212] |
| Heidi Krieger (Andreas Krieger) | East Germany |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [437] |
| Lennie Kristensen | Denmark |
Cycling | [30] (Danish) | |
| Karen Kronemeyer | Netherlands |
Squash | Benzylpiperazine | [438] |
| Herkie Kruger | South Africa |
Rugby union | Nandrolone | [439] |
| Virpi Kuitunen | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | HES | [440] |
| Galina Kulakova | Russia |
Cross-Country skiing | Ephedrine | [441] |
| India |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [442] | |
| Pratima Kumari | India |
Weightlifting | [151] | |
| Mikko Kyyrö | Finland |
Discus | Methylprednisolone (only given public warning) |
[443] |
L
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florent Lacasse | France |
Athletics | Testosterone precursors | [444] |
| Raimonds Lācis | Latvia |
Weightlifting | Furosemide | [445] (Latvian) |
| Lee Lacy | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Minna Lainio | Finland |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [446] |
| Bernard Lama | France |
Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [447] |
| Eric Lamaze | Canada |
Equestrian | Cocaine | [448] |
| Burger Lambrechts | South Africa |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [449] |
| Lan Lixin | China |
Athletics | [450] | |
| Floyd Landis | United States |
Cycling | Testosterone | [451] |
| Simon Larose | Canada |
Tennis | Cocaine | [452] |
| Silken Laumann | Canada |
Rowing | Pseudoephedrine | [453] |
| Matt Lawton | United States |
Baseball | Boldenone | [454] |
| Jeff Laynes | United States |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [170] |
| Stan Lazaridis | Australia |
Football (soccer) | Finasteride | [455] |
| Larisa Lazutina | Russia |
Cross-country skiing | NESP | [456] |
| Yulia Leantsiuk | Belarus |
Athletics | Testosterone | [457] |
| Chris Leben | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Stanozolol | [458][459] |
| Luc Leblanc | France |
Cycling | EPO (self admitted) | [115] |
| Suzette Lee | Jamaica |
Athletics | Salbutamol (only given public warning) |
[35] |
| Assunta Legnante | Italy |
Athletics | [217] | |
| Kimo Leopoldo | Germany |
Mixed martial arts | Stanozolol | [460] |
| Luo Meng | China |
Wrestling | Diuretic | [461] |
| Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco |
Athletics | EPO | [462] |
| Yann Lejuste | France |
Water polo | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [139] |
| Jeffrey Leonard | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Kimo Leopoldo | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Stanozolol | [460] |
| Aleksey Lesnichiy | Belarus |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [463] |
| Stephen Letchford | England |
Ten-pin bowling | Benzoylecgonine | [464] |
| Mikołaj Lewański | Poland |
Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[465] |
| Carl Lewis | United States |
Athletics | Pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine (inadvertent use) |
[378] |
| Rashard Lewis | United States |
Professional Basketball | Steroids (10 game suspension) |
[466] /> |
| Mark Lewis-Francis | England |
Athletics | Cannabis (only given public warning) |
[35] |
| Li Ji | China |
Athletics | [467] | |
| Elmar Lichtenegger | Austria |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [468] |
| Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall | Sweden |
Modern pentathlon | Alcohol | [469] |
| Lin Yili | China |
Athletics | [470] | |
| Mads Lind | Denmark |
Handball | Anabolic steroids | [471] |
| Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Spain |
Tennis | Cocaine | [338] |
| Liu Jing | China |
Athletics | Refusal to submit to doping control | [472] |
| Liu Yunfeng | China |
Athletics | [470] | |
| Jason Livingston | England |
Athletics | Methandianone | [74] |
| Paul Lo Duca | United States |
Baseball | Steroids | (Admission of guilt)[473] |
| Romain Locher | France |
Water polo | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [139] |
| Jud Logan | United States |
Athletics | Clenbuterol | [88] |
| Cathal Lombard | Ireland |
Athletics | Admits to EPO use | [37][474] |
| Andrea Longo | Italy |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [475] |
| Simos Loukas | Greece |
Water polo | Methylphenidate | [476] |
| Patrik Löfgren | Sweden |
Athletics | Cocaine (use of cocaine after competition, substance only banned in competition) |
[477] (Swedish) |
| Frank Luck | Germany |
Biathlon | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[478] |
| Zach Lund | United States |
Skeleton | Finasteride | [479] |
| Vyacheslav Lykho | Soviet Union |
Athletics | Stimulant | [480] |
| Kerry Lynch | United States |
Nordic combined | Blood doping | [481] |
| Robin Lyons | Canada |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [482] |
| Tatyana Lysenko | Russia |
Athletics | 6α-methylandrostendione | [483] |
M
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbulelo Mabizela | South Africa |
Football (soccer) | Marijuana | [484] |
| Remigius Machura |  Czechoslovakia |
Athletics | Admits to anabolic steroids use | [485] |
| Colin Mackenzie | Wales |
Athletics | [486] | |
| Maurren Maggi | Brazil |
Athletics | Clostebol | [487] |
| Emmanuel Magnien | France |
Cycling | Corticoids | [56] |
| Bill Mahood | Canada |
Mixed martial arts | Drostanolone | [488] |
| Reni Maitua | Australia |
Rugby (NRL) | Clenbuterol | [489] |
| Igor Majcen | Slovenia |
Swimming | [107] | |
| Mitchil Mann | Australia |
Weightlifting | Clenbuterol | [490] |
| Milka Maneva | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Jesús Manzano | Spain |
Cycling | EPO, Cortisone, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone, Nandrolone, Oxyglobin | [491] |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine (1991), Ephedrine (1994) | [492][493] |
| Georgi Markov | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids, Tampering with test | [164][95] |
| Ivan Markov | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Rodolfo Massi | Italy |
Cycling | cortisone | [494] |
| LaVonna Martin-Floreal | United States |
Athletics | Diuretic (Ban later lifted) |
[495] |
| David Martínez | Spain |
Athletics | Steroids | [137] |
| Martha Matsa | Greece |
Swimming | Stanozolol | [139] |
| Natasha Mayers |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Athletics | T/E-4 | [496] |
| Jeremy Mayfield | United States |
Auto racing | Amphetamine | [497] |
| Iain McCorkindale | England |
Ten-pin bowling | Benzoylecgonine | [464] |
| Sean McCully | United States |
Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone | [498] |
| John McEwen | United States |
Athletics | Tetrahydrogestrinone | [170][220] |
| David McFadgen | United States |
Athletics | Cocaine | [499] |
| Mark McKoy | Canada |
Athletics | [500] | |
| Brigitte McMahon | Switzerland |
Triathlon | Erythropoietin | [501] |
| Tim McNeill | United States |
Gymnastics | Triamcinolone acetonide | [502] |
| David Meca | Spain |
Swimming | Nandrolone | [503] |
| Roland Meier | Switzerland |
Cycling | EPO | [266] |
| Birgit Meineke | East Germany |
Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) | [504] |
| Mihaela Melinte | Romania |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Filip Meirhaeghe | Belgium |
Cycling | EPO | [505] |
| Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia |
Swimming | Amphetamine | (Dutch)[506] |
| Miroslav Menc | Czech Republic |
Athletics | Stanozolol Norandrosterone |
[507] [508] |
| Pietro Mennea | Italy |
Athletics | Growth hormone (self-admitted) | |
| Amewu Mensah | Germany |
Athletics | Oxandrolone | [509] |
| Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
Cycling | Reactivan, lodinated glycerol and Pemoline | [510] |
| Shawne Merriman | United States |
American football | Steroid | [511] |
| Jeff Michels | United States |
Weightlifting | Testosterone | [512] |
| Mike Mihelic | Canada |
Canadian football | [513] | |
| Andrei Mikhnevich | Belarus |
Athletics | [514] | |
| Harry Milanzi | Zambia |
Football (soccer) | Cannabis | [422] |
| David Millar | Scotland |
Cycling | EPO | [515] |
| Sevdalin Minchev | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Furosemide | [224] |
| Donka Mincheva | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Steroids | [164] |
| Dennis Mitchell | United States |
Athletics | Testosterone | [43] |
| Yuliya Mochalova | Russia |
Athletics | [516] | |
| Ofentse Mogawane | South Africa |
Athletics | Methylprednisolone | [517] |
| Claus Michael Møller | Denmark |
Cycling | [30] (Danish) | |
| Felicia Moldovan (née Tilea) | Romania |
Athletics | [518] | |
| Shane Monahan | United States |
Baseball | Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol & amphetamines Self-admitted in 2007, last played in minors 2003. |
[519] |
| Gianpaolo Mondini | Italy |
Cycling | EPO | [520] |
| Scott Moninger | United States |
Cycling | 19-norandrosterone | [521] |
| Agustin Montero | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | [522] | |
| Tim Montgomery | United States |
Athletics | Self admitted use of prohibited substance | [37] |
| Josh Moreau | United States |
Weightlifting | Cannabinoids | [523] |
| Christophe Moreau | France |
Cycling | EPO (self admitted) | [524] |
| Cristian Moreni | Italy |
Cycling | Testosterone | [525] |
| Maria Moreno | Spain |
Cycling | EPO | Daily Telegraph, Spanish cyclist Maria Moreno fails drugs test at Beijing Olympics |
| Aston Morgan | Jamaica |
Athletics | Steroids | [306] |
| Johnnie Morton | United States |
Mixed martial arts | anabolic steroids | [526][527] |
| Luca Moro | Italy |
Auto racing | Benzoylecgonine | [528] |
| Sergey Morozov | Russia |
Race walking | rh-EPO | [529] |
| Mike Morse | United States |
Baseball | Steroids | [530] |
| Shane Mosley | United States |
Boxing | BALCO | [531] |
| Guillermo Mota | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | [532] | |
| Hassan Mourhit | Belgium |
Athletics | Anastrozol | [533] |
| Mohammed Mourhit | Morocco |
Athletics | Erythropoietin | [534] |
| Johann Mühlegg | Spain |
Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | [535] |
| Gael Mulhall | Australia |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [536] |
| David Munyasia | Kenya |
Boxing | Stimulant | [432] |
| Giuseppe Muraglia | Italy |
Cycling | hCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) | [537] |
| Johan Museeuw | Belgium |
Cycling | Aranesp-darbepoetin alfa | [538] (self-admitted) |
| Elizabeth Muthuka | Kenya |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [539] |
| Adrian Mutu | Romania |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [540] |
| Carl Myerscough | England |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [541] |
| Mika Myllylä | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | HES | [542] |
| Larry Myricks | United States |
Athletics | Phenylpropanolomine | [543] |
| Eero Mäntyranta | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | Amphetamine | [544] |
N
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tezzhan Naimova | Bulgaria |
Athletics | Tampering with test | [545] |
| Kazuhiro Nakamura | Japan |
Mixed martial arts | marijuana | [546] |
| Sireli Naqelevuki | Fiji |
Rugby union | Cannabis | [547] |
| Paweł Nastula | Poland |
Mixed martial arts | Nandrolone | [548] |
| Andris Naudužs | Latvia |
Cycling | Anabolic steroid | [147] (Latvian) |
| Shaun Newton | England |
Football (soccer) | Cocaine | [549] |
| Moisés Dueñas Nevado | Spain |
Cycling | EPO | [550] |
| John Ngugi | Kenya |
Athletics | Missed test | [551] |
| Lars Brian Nielsen | Denmark |
Cycling | Caffeine | [30] (Danish) |
| Larisa Nikitina (Larisa Turchinskaya) | Soviet Union |
Athletics | [125] | |
| Lars Arvid Nilsen | Norway |
Athletics | Probenecid Anabolic steroids (twice) |
[552] [29] (Norwegian) |
| Patrik Nilson | Sweden |
Ice hockey | Nandrolon | [553] |
| Ulf Nilsson | Sweden |
Ice hockey | Ephedrine | [554] |
| Nana Niu | China |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [35] |
| Carola Nitschke | East Germany |
Swimming | Anabolic steroids (self-admitted) | [350] |
| Alexandre Nogueira | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts | Boldenone | [555] |
| Franny Norton | England |
Horse racing | Metabolite of cocaine | [556] |
| Anosheravan Nourian |  Iran |
Boxing | Ephedrine | [557] |
| Karel Nováček | Czech Republic |
Tennis | Cocaine | [338] |
| Jonathan Nsenga | Belgium |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [557] |
| Joseph N'Sima | France |
Basketball | Ephedrine | [558] (Norwegian) |
| Daniel Nuñez | Cuba |
Weightlifting | Anabolic steroids | [90] |
| Charles Nyakundi | Kenya |
Athletics | Boldenone | [559] |
O
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan O'Neill | Australia |
Cycling | Phentermine | [560] |
| Musa Amer Obaid | Qatar |
Athletics | Testosterone | [561] |
| Kirk O'Bee | United States |
Cycling | Testosterone | [562] |
| Al Oerter | United States |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids. (Self-admitted) | [563] |
| Christine Ohuruogu | England |
Athletics | Missed tests | [564] |
| Reza Ojagh | Iran |
Swimming | Nandrolone | [366] |
| Aham Okeke | Norway |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [565] (Norwegian) |
| Testosterone | ||||
| Testosterone | [566] (Norwegian) | |||
| Olena Olefirenko | Ukraine |
Rowing | [163] | |
| Andrey Oleynik | Ukraine |
Swimming | Cannabis | [139] |
| Jacques Oliger |  Chile |
Weightlifting | [567] | |
| Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria |
Athletics | Ephedrine | [568][569] |
| Oo Mya Sanda | Myanmar |
Weightlifting | Metabolite | [570] |
| Josephine Onyia | Spain |
Athletics | Methylhexaneamine and Clenbuterol | [571] |
| Charity Opara | Nigeria |
Athletics | [15] | |
| David Ortiz | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | Performance Enhancing Drugs | [572] |
| Dupe Osime | Nigeria |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Artur Osman | Poland |
Athletics | Norandrosterone | [176] |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | England |
Snooker | Cannabis | [573] |
| Ouyang Kunpeng | China |
Swimming | Clenbuterol | [461] |
P
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Padaratz | Brazil |
Surfing | Anabolic steroids | [574] |
| Emilio Pagani | Italy |
Swimming | Tetrahydrocannabinol | [139] |
| Noraldo Palacios | Colombia |
Athletics | Betamethasone | [575] |
| Gergely Palágyi | Hungary |
Athletics | [576] | |
| Rafael Palmeiro | United States |
Baseball | Stanozolol | [577] |
| Savvas Panavoglou | Greece |
Athletics | Caffeine | [578] (German) |
| 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. | [579] |
| Maria Papadopoulou | Greece |
Athletics | EPO | [580] |
| Dave Parker | United States |
Baseball | Cocaine | [36] |
| Joseph M. Papp | United States |
Cycling | Testosterone or its precursors (6α-OH-androstenedione 6β-OH-androsterone) | [581] |
| Stephen Pate | Australia |
Cycling | Steroids | [323] |
| Geza Pauer | Hungary |
Athletics | Boldenone | [582] |
| Lenny Paul | United Kingdom |
Bobsleigh | Nandrolone | [583] |
| Vita Pavlysh | Ukraine |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [584] |
| Serhiy Pavlyuchenko | Ukraine |
Athletics | Mesocarb | [245] |
| Per Pedersen | Denmark |
Cycling | Cortisone | [30] (Danish) |
| Larisa Peleshenko | Russia |
Athletics | [585] | |
| Daniel Pereira | Portugal |
Swimming | Stanozolol | [586] |
| Lyubov Perepelova | Uzbekistan |
Athletics | Hydrochloromethyltestosterone | [176] |
| Neifi Pérez | Dominican Republic |
Baseball | Stimulants (three times) | [587] |
| Wolfgang Perner | Austria |
Biathlon | Violation of blood doping rules | [588] |
| Asko Pesonen | Finland |
Athletics | [345] | |
| Alessandro Petacchi | Italy |
Cycling | Salbutamol | [99] |
| Rumyana Petkova | Bulgaria |
Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [589] |
| Antonello Petri | Italy |
Athletics | Salbutamol | [590] |
| Antonio Pettigrew | United States |
Athletics | Human growth hormone and EPO (self-admitted) |
[591] |
| Andy Pettitte | United States |
Baseball | Human growth hormone (self-admitted) |
[592] |
| Denis Petushinskiy | New Zealand |
Athletics | [593] | |
| Michael Phelps | United States |
Swimming | Cannabis (self-admitted) | [594] |
| Chris Phillips | United States |
Athletics | Modafinil (only given public warning) |
[220][595] |
| Amaia Piedra | Spain |
Athletics | [176] | |
| Jorge Piedra | United States |
Baseball | [596] | |
| Juan Pineda | United States |
Cycling | 19-norandrosterone | [562] |
| Jürgen Pinter | Austria |
Cross-country skiing | Violation of blood doping rules | [211] |
| Vladyslav Piskunov | Ukraine |
Athletics | Drostanolone | [597] |
| Ben Plucknett | United States |
Athletics | Anabolic steroids | [598] |
| Adri van der Poel | Netherlands |
Cycling | Strychnine | [599] |
| Aleksander Polaczek | Germany |
Ice hockey | Missed test | [212] |
| Hristos Polihroniou | Greece |
Athletics | Missed tests Refusal to submit to doping control (2008) |
[600] [601] (2008) |
| Claudia Poll |  Costa Rica |
Swimming | Nandrolone | [602] |
| Andrea Pollack | East Germany |
Swimming | Turinabol (self-admitted) |
[350] |
| Svetlana Pospelova | Russia |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [56] |
| Kofi Amoah Prah | Germany |
Athletics | Cocaine | [603] |
| Iva Prandzheva | Bulgaria |
Athletics | Nandrolone | [56] |
| Melissa Price | United States |
Athletics | THG | [220] |
| Yelena Prokhorova | Russia |
Athletics | [516] | |
| Sandis Prūsis | Latvia |
Bobsleigh | Anabolic steroids | [147] (Latvian) |
| Piotr Przydzial | Poland |
Cycling | EPO | [604] |
| Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland |
Strongmen | [605] | |
| Mariano Puerta | Argentina |
Tennis | Etilefrine, clenbuterol | [606] |
| Marcelo Pugliese | Argentina |
Athletics | Stanozolol | [607] |
| Shailaja Pujari | India |
Weightlifting | [151] | |
| Nauris Pundors | Latvia |
Swimming | Anabolic steroids | [147] (Latvian) |
| Yekaterina Puzanova | Russia |
Athletics | [608] | |
| Olga Pyleva | Russia |
Biathlon | Carphedon | [609] |
Q
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Saadi Qadhafi |  Libya |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [385] |
| Zhang Qi | China |
Athletics | Anabolic agent | [610] |
| Quim | Portugal |
Football (soccer) | Nandrolone | [611] |
R
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreea Răducan | Romania |
Gymnastics | Pseudoephedrine | [612] |
| Elmira Ramileva | Uzbekistan |
Weightlifting | Stanozolol | [613] |
| Manny Ramirez |