- Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975) is an American cyclist. He is a time-trial specialist as well as a strong climber. Landis turned professional in 1999 with the Mercury Cycling Team. He joined the US Postal Service team in 2002, and moved to the Phonak Hearing Systems team in 2005. Landis was fired from the Phonak team on August 5, 2006, after testing revealed an abnormally high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio.
- Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to achieve five second place finishes, along with a fourth place (2004) and a third place finish (2005). In 2006, Ullrich was barred from competing in the Tour de France amid speculation of having doped. In late February, 2007, he announced his retirement at a press conference.
- Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter. He is an Olympic gold medalist who shares the world record in the 100 m sprint (with Asafa Powell), with a time of 9.77 seconds. He is currently serving an eight-year ban from track and field for testing positive for doping
- Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt (born September 17, 1971) is a German professional road bicycle racer. Voigt is known as an affable cyclist with a propensity to attack whenever he can, and for his positive racing attitude. He is a rider capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo over longer distances, as well as good climbing skills in hilly terrain. He has worn the leader's jersey (the "maillot jaune") of the Tour de France twice, …
- Ben Johnson
Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a former Canadian sprinter who enjoyed a high-profile career during most of the 1980s, winning two Olympic Bronze medals, and an Olympic Gold which was subsequently rescinded. He set consecutive 100 m world records at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified for doping, losing the Olympic title and both records.
- Richard Virenque
Richard Virenque (born November 191969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional bicyclist. Height : 1m79. Weight 65kg. He is known as a climbing specialist and for his role in a highly-publicized doping scandal. From 1994 to 1998, he was in team Festina. His top placing in the general classification of the Tour de France and his multiple wins of the Polka dot jersey placed him at the top of the French hopefuls as a potential winner of the Tour de France.
- Kelli White
Kelli White (born April 1 1977 in Oakland, California) is a former American sprinter. She won two gold medals in the World Championships in Paris in 2003. However, on 2004-06-18, she was stripped of her medals because she tested positive for modafinil on a drug test. She admitted guilt and testified before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). All her performances since December 15, 2000, have been annulled.
- Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers (born 20 December, 1979) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. Rogers turned professional in 1999 with the Italian super-team Mapei, which, following sponsorship changes, became Quick Step-Davitamon and then Quick Step-Innergetic. In 2005 Rogers joined the T-Mobile Team and has been appointed as it's leader for the 2007, Tour de France. He is often called "Mick Rogers" or "Dodger".
- Jerome Young
Jerome Young (born: August 14, 1976) in Clarendon, Jamaica, attended high school in Hartford, Connecticut at Prince Technical, is a sprint athlete. His reputation as a sprinter has been tarnished as he was caught doping in 1999 casting suspicious shadows over his entire track & field career. In 1995, as a senior in high school, Jerome set a Connecticut state record of 45.01 in the 400.
- Ekaterini Thanou
Ekaterini Thanou ; born February 1, 1975) is a Greek sprinter. Thanou won the silver medal in the women's 100 m at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. In 2002 she won the gold medal at the European Championships in Munich.
- Stefano Garzelli
Stefano Garzelli (born July 16, 1973, in Varese) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The high point of his career to date was his stirring overall win in the 2000 Giro d'Italia, after a close three-way competition with Gilberto Simoni and Francesco Casagrande.
- Walter Mayer
Walter Mayer (born March 17 1957) is an Austrian Cross-country skier and coach. He won the Vasaloppet in 1980, and finished second in 1992. As a coach, he was banned from the 2006 and 2010 Olympics after blood transfusion equipment was found in a house used by Austrian skiiers during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mayer was accused of blood doping violations and the International Olympic Committee announced the ban after a three-month investigation.
- Filippo Simeoni
Filippo Simeoni is an Italian cyclist. His most important victories were the two stages he won in the Vuelta a España in 2001 and 2003. More than for his prestations, Simeoni is known for his 'rebellious' actions. During the stage win in the Vuelta he stopped just before the finish line and walked across the finish line with his bike in his hands. He did so as a tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Kaisa Varis
Kaisa Varis (born September 21, 1975) is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2006. She won the bronze medal in the 15 km at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, but is better known for her doping controversies at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
- Johann Mühlegg
Johann Mühlegg is a German-born top level cross-country skier who has competed in international competitions first representing Germany and then Spain, after becoming a Spanish citizen in 1999. He was excluded and disqualified from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City due to doping. Mühlegg participated for Germany in the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics, though he began having trouble with the country's ski federation in 1993.
- Cédric Vasseur
Cédric Vasseur is a French professional cyclist. He was born on August 18 1970 in Hazebrouck, France and currently resides in Lille with his wife and young son. From 2001-2005 he was part of the French professional cycling team Cofidis, often as the captain on the road, and is set to join the Belgian team Quick Step-Innergetic. Vasseur turned professional with the team Novemail in 1995, …
- Philippe Gaumont
Philippe Gaumont (born February 22, 1973 in Amiens) is a former French professional road cyclist. He is notorious for having confessed to extensive doping and explaining a lot of the tricks of the trade.
- John Hoberman
Dr. John Hoberman is a Professor of Germanic languages and the current chair of the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of numerous books and articles on sports, specifically on their cultural impact, their relationship with race, and the issue of doping.
- Johannes Eder
Johannes Eder (born October 19, 1979) is an Austrian cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 4th in the 15 km event at Sapporo in 2007. Eder has five individual career victories up to 30 km (four in Continential Cup, one in an FIS race) from 2001 to 2004. In 2006, he was disqualified for doping violations in the last two races he entered for the 2005-06 racing season, …
- Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith (born on December 16, 1969 in Rathcoole County Dublin), now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin, is an Irish former swimmer. She was a triple gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley. She also won the bronze medal for the 200 m butterfly event.
- Manfred Donike
Manfred Donike was a German cyclist and chemist, known for his research on doping. Donike lived in Rölsdorf. Donike studied chemistry in Cologne and graduated in 1965. In 1977 he was appointed director of the Institute of Biochemistry at the German Sport University in Cologne. By 1972, Donike had developed a procedure capable of accurate detection of banned substances and their metabolites through analysis, using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, of urine.
- Cian O'Connor
Cián O'Connor is an Irish equestrian, educated at Belvedere College and godson to Tony O'Reilly, who won a show jumping gold medal at the 2004 Olympics which was later stripped from him due to drugs offences. Riding his horse "Waterford Crystal" he became an instant national hero, being the only Irish medalist that year. Unfortunately, success came at a hefty price. On the night of June 19th 2002, Cian's girlfriend at the time, …
- Eşref Apak
Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrian Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation. In 2005 Apak participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won the gold medal with his throw of 77.88 metres.
- David Moncoutié
David Moncoutié is a professional cyclist. He is well-known as a very humble person, and many have compared his mentality to that of a recreational cyclist who just enjoys riding his bicycle. In the past he has been criticized for lacking aggressiveness and for his often haplessness. For a while he was not able to put on a rain cape without having to stop his bicycle and put his feet on the ground.
- Mika Myllylä
Mika Myllylä. is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold (1998: 30 km), one silver (1994: 50 km), and four bronzes (1994: 30 km, 4 x 10 km; 1998: 10 km, 4 x 10 km). Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning four golds (1997: 50 km, 1999: 10 km, 30 km, 50 km), three silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997, …
- Andrea Peron
Andrea Peron (born August 14, 1971 in Varese, Italy) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Peron turned professional in 1993, riding for team Gatorade. He is a strong time trialist, with good results in the Italian championships, as well as a 5th place at the 1996 World Time-Trial Championships. Since 2002, he has been riding as an experienced domestique on Team CSC. Before the 2004 Tour de France, rumours surfaced in the French newspaper Le Monde that Peron, …
- Ezekiel Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born May 25, 1982) is a Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Matira, near Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Ezekiel Kemboi didn't take up athletics until after he left school and won the African Junior Championships in 2001 in spite of falling. In 2002, Kemboi finished second at the Commonwealth Games behind compatriot Stephen Cherono.
- Jari Isometsä
Jari Isometsã was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Isometsä also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (4 x 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two bronzes (4 x 10 km: 1991, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995). He also won 18 FIS World Cup races between 10 km and 30 km during 1993-2005.
- Andreas Krieger
Andreas Krieger (born Heidi Krieger on 20 July 1966 in Berlin) is a former German shot putter, who competed as a woman in the East German athletics team. Like many prominent East German sportspeople at the time, Krieger was systematically doped with anabolic steroids. At the 1986 European Championships in Athletics, Krieger won the gold medal in the shot put event. In 1997 he underwent sex reassignment surgery and changed his name to Andreas.
- Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi (born May 10, 1958, in Mikkeli, Finland) was a cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000. His biggest successes though were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned a total of 8 medals. This included one gold (15 km: 1989), three silvers (4 x 10 km: 1989, 1995.
- Pyrros Dimas
Pyrros Dimas ; Albanian: Pirro Dhima; born October 13, 1971), is a Greek weightlifter and three-time Olympic champion for Greece. Dimas was born in Himara, Albania (Northern Epirus) of Greek descent, and emigrated to Greece in 1991. He first competed for Greece in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the 82.5 kg class. His birthplace gave rise to his nickname "The Lion of Himara".
- Eero Mäntyranta
Eero Antero Mäntyranta (b. November 20 1937, in Turtola (cur. Pello)) is a former Finnish skier and multiple Olympic Champion. With his seven medals from four Winter Olympics, he is one of the most successful skiers Finland has ever produced. His extraordinary success at the 1964 Winter Olympics earned him the nickname "Mister Seefeld", referring to the venue where the cross country skiing and biathlon competitions took place.
- Sergo Chakhoyan
Sergo Chakhoyan (b. 1969) is an Armenian-born Australian weightlifter. A world record holder, he claimed two gold medals at the 1994 and 2003 World Championships, and competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic games. In Athens he went into the competition ranked 1st in the world, however failing to record a successful clean and jerk he bombed out of the competition. His final attempt of 207.5kg would have given him the gold medal, …
- Christophe Bassons
Christophe Bassons is a French former professional road racing cyclist. He was born on June 10 1974 in Mazamet (Tarn). Christophe Bassons first did studies in civil engineering, and has a diploma as foreman of public works. He began his career in 1991 in all-terrain biking and became a professional racer in 1996 in the soon defunct team "Force Sud" before joining the "La Française des Jeux" team.
- Janne Immonen
Janne Immonen (born May 29, 1968) is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander. Immonen was part of the 4 x 10 km team that finished first, but would be disqualified for his blood doping and would receive a two year suspension from the FIS as a result.
- David Munyasia
David Munyasia, a Kenyan boxer, was the first athlete to be found in violation of International Olympic Committee anti-doping rules at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. On 10 August 2004, the IOC announced that Munyasia, a bantamweight, had tested positive for cathine on 6 August. Four times the allowed limit of 5 micrograms per milliliter was found to be present in Munyasia's urine. He was immediately barred from participating in the Games.
- Claudia Poll
Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens (born December 21, 1972) is Nicaraguan-born swimmer for Costa Rica.
- Milla Jauho
Milla Jauho, sometimes shown as Milla Saari, (born July 10, 1975) is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander. Jauho was part of the 4 x 5 km team that finished second, …
- Wu Yanyan
Wu Yanyan is a Chinese swimmer who is the current world record holder of the women's 200 metres individual medley. Wu set the world record in a time of 2:09.79 in Shanghai at China's National Games in October 1997. She went on to win in the event at the World Championships in January 1998. After the win, her times dropped off only to improve suddenly at the national championships in May, leading to growing suspicions that she was involved in doping.
- Desai Williams
Desai Williams (born June 12, 1959 in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis) is a former sprinter from Canada, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. Competing at the two first World Championships (1983 and 1987), he set his personal best 200 metres time with 20.29s in 1983 and his 100 metres personal best time of 10.11s from a 6th-place finish at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.