List of doping cases in sport (A)

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Name	Country	Sport	Year of violation	Anti-doping rule violation / Banned substance(s)	Sanction	Reference(s)
Fritz Aanes	Norway	Greco-Roman wrestling		Norandrosterone, Noretiocholanolone		[1]
Tom Aage Aarnes	Norway	Ski jumping		Amphetamine		[2]
Fernando Abad	Dominica	Baseball	2018	Stanozolol	80 games	[3]
Mariya Abakumova	Russia	Athletics	2008	Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Turinabol)		[4]
Sara Abbazova	Azerbaijan	Powerlifting	2001	Nandrolone	Life	[5]
Damin Abbiate	Argentina	Weightlifting		Nandrolone		[6]
Salwan Abbood	Egypt	Weightlifting		Stanozolol		[6]
Kalifa Abdalla	Libya	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Walid Abdelaal	Egypt	Wrestling		Stanozolol		[7]
Ibrahim Abdelbaki	Egypt	Wrestling		Methylhexaneamine		[7]
Yamil Abdellatif	Morocco	Weightlifting		Cannabis		[6]
Donia Abdelrahman	Egypt	Weightlifting		Hydroxystanozolol		[6]
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov	Uzbekistan	Cycling	1997	Clenbuterol, bromantan	1 year (Extended from 6 months)	[8] [9]
Hashim Abdulkareem	Egypt	Weightlifting		Norandrosterone		[6]
Muminjon Abdullaev	Uzbekistan	Wrestling		Nandrolone		[7]
Inga Abitova	Russia	Athletics	2008	Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Turinabol)		[4]
Alex Acco	Brazil	Beach volleyball		Norandrosterone, Noretiocholanolone		[10]
Olimbek Achildiev	Uzbekistan	Weightlifting				[6]
Johan Ackermann	South Africa	Rugby union		Nandrolone		[11]
Ali Adams	United Kingdom	Boxing	2012	Stanozolol	2 years	[12]
Phillip Adams	Australia	Shooting	2002	Hydrochlorothiazide	2 years	[13]
Jim Adduci	United States	Baseball	2016	oxycodone	36 games, team fined	[14]
Adham Khazeiq	Palestine	Weightlifting		Nandrolone, Norandrosterone		[6]
Andre Agassi	United States	Tennis		Methamphetamine (self-admitted)		[15]
Uche Agu	Nigeria	Weightlifting		Norandrosterone		[6]
Abdulmunem Ahmed	Iraq	Weightlifting		Methyltestosterone		[6]
All Ahmed	Yemen	Weightlifting		Metandienone, Norandrosterone, Anabolic steroids		[6]
Naveed Ahmed Butt	Pakistan	Powerlifting	2008	Methandienone metabolites	2 years	[16]
Willie Aikens	United States	Baseball		Cocaine (self-admitted)		[17]
Mirambek Ainagulov	Kazakhstan	Wrestling		Furosemide		[7]
Lizandro Ajcú	Guatemala	Cycling		Erythropoietin (EPO)		[18]
Karhan Akay	Turkey	Swimming		Methandienone		[19]
Ali Akbar	Pakistan	Weightlifting				[20]
Alibek Akbayev	Russia	Wrestling				[21]
Albina Akhatova	Russia	Biathlon	2003 2009	Nikethamide Erythropoietin (EPO)		[22]
Igor Akhlyustin	Russia	Swimming				[23]
Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan	Cricket		Nandrolone		[24]
Atrhouros Akritidis	Greece	Weightlifting		Methyltrienolone, Buprenorphine		[6]
Mohammed Al-Aifuri	Iraq	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Abdul Rehman Al Bader	Kuwait	Swimming		Methylhexaneamine		[25]
Noor Alam	Pakistan	Cycling		Nandrolone		[26]
Carlos Alberto de Jesus	Brazil	Football (soccer)		Hydrochlorothiazide, Tamoxifen		[27]
Victor Alcántara	Dominican Republic	Baseball	2020	Stanozolol	80 games	[28]
Rolf Aldag	Germany	Cycling		Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted)	—	[29]
Darrell Alderman	United States	Drag racing		Cocaine		[30] [31]
Faisal Aldossri	Saudi Arabia	Tennis				[32]
Denis Alekseyev	Russia	Athletics	2008	Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Turinabol)		[4]
Evgeny Aleshin	Russia	Swimming				[19]
Jose Alexis Valida	Spain	Volleyball		Cocaine		[10]
Eliézer Alfonzo	Venezuela	Baseball	2008		50 games	[33]
Stephen Alfred	United States	Cycling (track)	1998 2006 2007	Norandrosterone Testosterone (May), hCG (June) Refusal to submit to doping control	6 months 8 years Life ban	[34] [35] [36]
Muhammad Al-Ghaferi	United Arab Emirates	Swimming		Methylhexaneamine		[25]
Dilsher Ali	Pakistan	Cycling		Nandrolone		[26]
Hram Ali	Iraq	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Javed Ali	Pakistan	Bodybuilding		Nandrolone		[26]
Khalid Ali	Pakistan	Bodybuilding				[37]
Sadam Ali	United States	Boxing		Cathine		[38]
Amir Aliakbari	Iran	Wrestling		Anabolic steroids		[7]
Waleed Ali Alghmdi	Saudi Arabia	Water polo		Cannabis		[19]
Saeid Alihosseini	Iran	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Abdullah Ali Rami	Yemen	Weightlifting		Metandienone, Ephedrine		[6]
Mohsen Alizadeh	Iran	Water polo		Norandrosterone and metabolites		[39]
Yousri Yaseer Allaili	Saudi Arabia	Water polo		Methamphetamine		[40]
David Allen	United Kingdom	Rugby League		Metabolite of cocaine		[41]
A. J. Allmendinger	United States	Auto racing		Amphetamines		[42]
Carlos Almanzar	Dominican Republic	Baseball		Steroids		[43]
Alimohamad Almharous	Saudi Arabia	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Bassam Almohammad Alshahin	Syria	Weightlifting		Boldenone, Androsterone		[6]
Abraham Almonte	Dominican Republic	Baseball	2016	Boldenone	80 games	[44]
Jasim Yusuf Al Nabhan	Bahamas	Beach volleyball		Methylhexaneamine		[45]
Mohamed Al Saedi	Iraq	Wrestling		Sibutramine		[7]
Saoud AlShehhi	United Arab Emirates	Weightlifting		Stanozolol, Hydroxystanozolol		[6]
José Alvarado	Venezuela	Baseball	2025	Exogenous testosterone	80 games	[46]
Thiago Alves	Brazil	Mixed Martial Arts		Spironolactone		[47]
Lyle Alzado	United States	American football		Anabolic steroids (self-admitted)		[48]
Nehal Ameur	Egypt	Swimming		Methandienone		[49]
Japhet Amador	Mexico	Baseball	2018	Chlortalidone and furosemide	6 months	[50] [51]
Wafa Ammouri	Morocco	Weightlifting				[52]
Uwe Ampler	Germany	Cycling	1999	Steroids		[53]
Chris Andersen	United States	Basketball				[54]
Kim Andersen	Denmark	Cycling	1985 1986 1987 1992	Undisclosed (7 Sept), Norephedrine (14 Sept) Undisclosed (8 April), Undisclosed (16 April), Undisclosed (27 April) Testosterone Amineptine	1 year (Life ban lifted)	[55] [56]
Peter Riis Andersen	Denmark	Mountain biking		Erythropoietin (EPO)		[57]
Darryl Anderson	United Kingdom	Motorcycle racing				[58]
Ijah Anderson	England	Football (soccer)		Cocaine		[59]
Silva Andrea	Brazil	Weightlifting		Norandrosterone		[6]
Ekaterina Andreeva	Russia	Swimming				[60]
Frankie Andreu	United States	Cycling		Erythropoietin (EPO) (self-admitted)		[61]
Joaquín Andújar	Dominican Republic	Baseball		Cocaine		[62]
Jacques Anquetil	France	Cycling		Self-admitted		[63]
Henry Antchouet	Gabon	Football (soccer)		Cocaine		[64]
Kristina Antoniychuk	Ukraine	Tennis		Furosemide		[65]
Toppo Anupdeo	India	Weightlifting		Methylhexamine		[6]
Abdallah Anwar	United States	Boccia		Hydrochlorothiazide		[66]
Atif Anwar Ali	Pakistan	Bodybuilding				[37]
Adam Anzorov	Russia	Wrestling				[21]
Bijiya Arabam	India	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Anos Armak	Iran	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Andrei Aramnau	Belarus	Weightlifting		Synthetic cannabinoid		[6]
Ibrahim Arat	Turkey	Weightlifting		Hydroxystanozolol		[6]
Lorena Araujo	Brazil	Swimming		Stanozolol		[39]
Fouodfi Arcangeline	Cameroon	Weightlifting		N-bisdesmethyl sibutramine		[6]
Alexandros Aresti	Cyprus	Swimming		Stanozolol		[67]
Chris Armstrong	England	Football (soccer)		Cannabis		[68]
Lance Armstrong	United States	Cycling		Erythropoietin (EPO), Human Growth Hormone, Testosterone, Cortisone, Blood transfusions (self-admitted)	Life ban	[69]
Marco Antonio Arriagada Quinchel	Chile	Cycling	2011	Stanozolol	4 years	[70]
Michael Arroyo	Ecuador	Football (soccer)		cannabis		[71]
Silvia Artola	Nicaragua	Weightlifting		Methylhexaneamine		[6]
Kasem Asaad	Syria	Weightlifting		Methandriol, Methyltestosterone		[6]
Man Asaad	Syria	Weightlifting		Metandienone		[6]
Yamba Asha	Angola	Football (soccer)				[ citation needed ]
Alec Asher	United States	Baseball	2016	Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone	80 games	[72]
Mohammed Asif	Pakistan	Cricket		Nandrolone		[24]
Hasan Aslam	Pakistan	Weightlifting				[20]
Nuno Assis	Portugal	Football (soccer)		Nandrolone		[73]
Igor Astarloa	Spain	Cycling		Biological passport violation	2 years	[74] [75] [76]
Mikel Astarloza	Spain	Cycling	2009	Erythropoietin (EPO)	2 years	[77] [74]
Ksenia Atamanskaya	Kazakhstan	Swimming		Fenoterol		[25]
Anna Athanasiadou	Greece	Weightlifting		Methyltrienolone, Buprenorphine		[6]
Mikhail Audzeyev	Belarus	Weightlifting		Boldenone, Androsterone		[6]
Floren Augier	France	Swimming		Prednisone, Prednisolone		[78]
Arthur Auray	France	Water polo		Cocaine		[79]
Michele Aureli	Italy	Water polo		Betamethasone		[79]
Niklas Axelsson	Sweden	Cycling	2001 2009	EPO EPO, testosterone	2 years and 8 months (Reduced from 4 years) Life ban	[74] [80]
Murat Aygün	Netherlands	Kickboxing		Metandienone		[81]
Deandre Ayton	United States	Basketball	2019	Diuretic	25 games	[82]
Laura Azevedo	Brazil	Swimming		Anabolic steroids		[83]
Tariq Aziz	Pakistan	Field hockey		Cannabis		[84]
Villalobos Azofeifa	Costa Rica	Cycling		GW501516		[85]
Ahmed Abdelwahed	Italy	Athletics		Meldonium		[86]

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