Doping Disqualifications and Public Warnings
last updated 9/1/10
The following individuals have been disciplined by USATF and/or are currently serving suspensions. Those individuals serving suspensions are ineligible to participate in the activities of USATF and/or in Athletics competitions, subject to reinstatement requirements.
| Substance | Public Warning | Name | Event | Event Date | Place Disqualification |
| Steroids | |||||
| 19-Norandrosterone | 11-15-05 | Larry Wade | Out-of-Competition | 05-11-04 | Competitive results from 05-11-04 to 07-12-04 |
| Erythropoietin (r-EPO) | 03-02-05 | Deeja Youngquist | Out-of-Competition 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon |
03-16-04 04-03-04 |
8th Place |
| Norandrosterone | 12-06-04 | Mickey Grimes | Out-of Competition 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
05-25-04 07-18-04 |
7th Place 200m |
| Erythropoietin | 12-09-04 | Eddy Hellebuyck | 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon | 02-07-04 | 8th Place |
| Anabolic Steroids and Erythropoietin (EPO) | 10-19-04 | Alvin Harrison | All competitions from 02-01-01 to 10-18-04 | 06-07-04 | Competitive results from 02-01-01 to 10-18-04 |
| Nikethamide | 08-11-04 | Torri Edwards | 2004 Meeting IAAF du Conseil General 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field |
04-24-04 07-09-04 to 07-18-04 |
1st Place 100m, 200m 2nd Place 100m, 3rd Place 200m |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 07-17-04 | Regina Jacobs | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 1st Place 1500m |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 07-09-04 | Tim Rusan | 2004 IAAF Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo | 05-16-04 | 2nd Place Triple Jump |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 05-04-04 | Kevin Toth | 2003 IAAF World Championships | 08-23-03 | 4th Place Shot Put |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 05-04-04 | Kevin Toth | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 1st Place Shot Put |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 04-29-04 | John McEwen | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-20-03 | 2nd Place Hammer Throw |
| Tetrahydrogestrinone | 04-29-04 | Melissa Price | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 6-19-03 | 1st Place Hammer Throw |
| 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noreticholanolone | 11-04-03 | Damu Cherry | Out-of-Competition | 02-18-03 | Competitive results from 02-18-03 to 11-24-03 |
| Nandrolene and T/E | 07-02-03 | Andrew Eggerth | 2002 Knights of Columbus Indoor Games – Saskatoon, Canada | 09-02-02 | 5th Place 200m, 6th Place Hurdles |
| Methandieone | 09-11-02 | Marcus Clavette | 2002 U.S. Open | 06-08-02 | 3rd Place Shot Put |
| T/E and Hydroxy-androstendione | 03-12-03 | Desiree Owen | 2002 Conoco 10km Rodeo Run | 01-02-02 | 1st Place 10km |
| Methandieone | 05-03-02 | Scott Henning | Out-of-Competition | 11-28-01 | Competitive results from 11-28-01 to 05-02-02 |
| T/E | 02-28-02 | Jake Jensen | 2001 Gugal Meeting, Linz, Austria | 08-20-01 | 3rd Place 200m |
| Stanozolol | 12-07-01 | Jeff Laynes | 2001 International Lausitzer Meet | 07-18-01 | 2nd Place 100m |
| Stanozolol | 12-07-01 | Jeff Laynes | 2001 Reunion International Meet | 07-14-01 | 1st Place 200m |
| Norandrosterone | 06-12-01 | Tony Dees | 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 03-03-01 | 2nd Place 60m Hurdles |
| Norandrosterone/Noretiochdandone | 09-17-01 | Tony Dees | 2001 Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix – Birmingham, Great Britain | 02-18-01 | 3rd Place 60m Hurdles |
| Nandrolone | 06-28-04 | Jerome Young | 1999 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-26-99 | Competitive results from 06-26-99 to 06-25-01 |
| Amphetamines | |||||
| Amphetamine/Methamphetamine | 01-10-05 | Eric Walder | 2004 adidas Oregon Track Classic | 06-05-04 | 5th Place Long Jump |
| Methylpenidate | 12-12-03 | Rachel Walker | 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 1st Place Javelin Throw |
| Amphetamine | 12-09-03 | Chase Shealy | 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 2nd Place Pole Vault |
| Amphetamine | 01-15-03 | Emily Carlsten | 2002 Penn Relays | 04-26-02 | 1st Place Javelin Throw |
| Amphetamine | 05-14-02 | Justin Gatlin | 2001 Junior National Championships | 06-16-01 to 06-17-01 | 1st Place 100m, 200m, 110 Hurdles |
| Methylphenidate | 09-18-01 | Antoinette Wilks | 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 03-03-01 | 4th Place Long Jump |
| Stimulants | |||||
| Modafinil Acide | 07-26-04 | Calvin Harrison | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 2nd Place 400m |
| Modafinil Acide | 04-20-04 | Christopher Phillips | 2003 IAAF World Championships | 08-30-03 | 5th Place 110m Hurdles |
| Madafinil Acide | 05-19-04 | Kelli White | 2003 IAAF World Championships 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
08-24-03 | 1st Place 100m, 200m 1st Place, 100m, 200m Competitive results from 12-15-00 to 05-19-04 |
| Modafinil Acide | 04-20-04 | Eric Thomas | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-22-03 | 1st Place 400m Hurdles |
| Modafinil Acide | 04-20-04 | Sandra Glover | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 3rd Place 400m Hurdles |
| Modafinil Acide | 4-20-04 | Chryste Gaines | 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 06-21-03 | 5th Place 100m |
| Ephedrine | 01-13-04 | Mickey Grimes | 2003 Pan American Games | 08-06-03 | 1st Place 100m |
| Ephedrine | 10-11-02 | Crystal Cox | 2002 NACAC Under 25 Championships | 08-11-02 | 1st Place 100m |
| Ephedrine | 12-10-02 | Leon Settle | 2002 Cezmi Athletics Championships | 06-08-02 | 1st Place 300m |
| Pseudoephedrine | 07-30-02 | James Hamilton | 2002 Pittsburg Marathon | 05-05-02 | 10th Place |
| Pseudoephedrine | 06-14-02 | Louis Bordes | 2002 Penn Relays | 04-25-02 | 4th Place 10,000m |
| Ephedrine | 03-15-02 | Joyce Bates | 2002 Boston Indoor Games | 01-27-02 | 2nd Place 60m Hurdles |
| Ephedrine | 07-30-01 | Bobby Smith | 2001 Junior National Championships | 06-17-01 | 1st Place Javelin Throw |
| Ephedrine | 05-14-01 | Robert Howard | 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 03-03-01 | 2nd Place Triple Jump |
| Pseudoephedrine | 05-10-01 | Hazel Clark | 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 03-03-01 | 2nd Place 800m |
| Methylheaxanamine | 08-23-09 | Philippe DeRosier | 2009 EAA Permit Cezmi Or Memorial Competition, Istanbul, Turkey | 06-13-09 | 2nd Place 100m 3rd Place 200m |
| Cannabinoids | |||||
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 10-06-04 | Monzaevous (Rae) Edwards | 2004 IAAF Norwich Union International – Birmingham, England | 07-25-04 | 3rd Place 100m |
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 09-21-04 | John Capel | 2004 Team Challenge Cup – Munich, Germany | 08-04-04 | 2nd Place 100m 2nd Place part of 4x100m U.S. “B” Relay |
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 09-09-04 | Bernard Williams | 2004 Meeting de Atletismo Sevilla | 06-05-04 | 2nd Place 200m |
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 04-11-09 | Thomas Jacob Freeman | 2009 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 03-01-09 | 1st Place Weight Throw |
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 03-09-10 | Ivory Williams | 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships | 02-28-10 | 1st Place 60m |
| Cannabis (THC Metabolites) | 8-31-10 | Michael Berry | 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championshps | 06-26-10 | 4th Place 400m |
| Beta-2 Agonists | |||||
| Salbutamol | 11-15-05 | Leo Bookman | Jamaica International Invitational | 05-07-05 | |
| Salbutamol | 04-01-05 | LaMark Carter | 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field | 07-15-04 | 8th Place Triple Jump |
| Conspiracy/Cover-Up | |||||
| Conspiracy/Cover-Up | 12-10-04 | Michelle Collins | 2003 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 2003 IAAF World Championships |
03-02-03 03-16-03 |
1st Place 200m 1st Place 200m |
| Conspiracy/Cover-Up | 4-05-11 | Duane Ross | 2004 Olympic Games - Track & Field | 08-25-04 | 5th Place semi-final heat of men’s 100m hurdles |
| Conspiracy/Cover-Up | 2-05-10 | Duane Ross | All competitions from 11-02-01 to 02-05-10 | 11-02-01 02-05-10 |
Competitive results from 11-02-01 to 02-05-10 |