Doping at the Olympic Games
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The International Olympic Committee introduced the first doping controls at the Olympic Games in 1968. Here is the list of all the athletes disqualified from the Games for failing drug tests, with the indication of the withdrawn medal(s), if any.
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Summer Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall | Template:FlagIOC | Modern pentathlon | Alcohol | bronze (team) |
1972 Munich
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhaavaa Buidaa | Template:FlagIOC | Judo | Ephedrine | silver (71 kg) |
| Miguel Coll | Template:FlagIOC | Basketball | Ephedrine | |
| Rick DeMont | Template:FlagIOC | Swimming | Ephedrine | gold (400 m freestyle) |
| Jaime Huelamo | Template:FlagIOC | Cycling | Coramine | bronze (individual road race) |
| Walter Legel | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Amphetamine | |
| Mohamad Nasehi Arjomond | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Ephedrine | |
| Aad van der Hoeck | Template:FlagIOC | Cycling | Coramine | bronze (100 km team race) |
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alidad | Template:FlagIOC | Wrestling | Furosemide | |
| Kerrith Brown | Template:FlagIOC | Judo | Furosemide | |
| Kalman Csengeri | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | |
| Mitko Grablev | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Furosemide | gold (56 kg) |
| Angell Guenchev | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Furosemide | gold (67.5 kg) |
| Ben Johnson | Template:FlagIOC | Athletics | Stanozolol | gold (100 m) |
| Fernando Mariaca | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Pemoline | |
| Jorge Quesada | Template:FlagIOC | Modern pentathlon | Propanolol | |
| Andor Szanyi | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | silver (100 kg) |
| Alexander Watson | Template:FlagIOC | Modern pentathlon | Caffeine |
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iva Prandzheva | Template:FlagIOC | Athletics | Metadienone | |
| Natalya Shekhodanova | Template:FlagIOC | Athletics | Stanozolol |
2000 Sydney
- See also: Cheating at the Paralympic Games
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Aanes | Template:FlagIOC | Wrestling | Nandrolone | |
| Ashot Danielyan | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Stanozolol | bronze (105 kg) |
| Izabela Dragneva | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Diuretic | gold (48 kg) |
| Stian Grimseth | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Nandrolone | |
| Ivan Ivanov | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Diuretic | silver (56 kg) |
| Alexander Leipold | Template:FlagIOC | Wrestling | Nandrolone | gold (76 kg) |
| Sevdalin Minchev | Template:FlagIOC | Weightlifting | Diuretic | bronze (62 kg) |
| Oyunbileg Purevbaatar | Template:FlagIOC | Wrestling | Furosemide | |
| Andreea Răducan | Template:FlagIOC | Gymnastics | Ephedrine | gold (individual all-round) |
| Andris Reinholds | Template:FlagIOC | Rowing | Nandrolone |
2004 Athens
Winter Olympic Games
1968 Grenoble
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
1972 Sapporo
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alois Scholder | Template:FlagIOC | Ice hockey | Ephedrine |
1976 Innsbruck
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galina Kulakova | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Ephedrine | bronze (5 km) |
| Frantisek Pospisil | Template:FlagIOC | Ice hockey | Codeine |
1980 Lake Placid
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
1984 Sarajevo
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsukh Purevjal | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Anabolic steroid |
1988 Calgary
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslaw Morawiecki | Template:FlagIOC | Ice hockey | Anabolic steroid |
1992 Albertville
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
1994 Lillehammer
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
1998 Nagano
No athletes were caught doping at these Games.
2002 Salt Lake City
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Baxter | Template:FlagIOC | Alpine skiing | Methamphetamine | bronze (slalom) |
| Olga Danilova | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | gold (5 km pursuit) |
| Larisa Lazutina | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | gold (30 km) |
| Marc Meyer | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Use of blood transfusion equipments | |
| Johann Mühlegg | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Darbepoetin | gold (50 km) |
| Vasily Pankov | Template:FlagIOC | Ice hockey | Nandrolone | |
| Achim Walcher | Template:FlagIOC | Cross-country skiing | Use of blood transfusion equipments |
2006 Turin
| Name | Country | Sport | Banned substance | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Pyleva | Template:FlagIOC | Biathlon | Carphedon | silver (15km) |

