List of doping cases in sport (W)

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This is a sub-list from List of doping cases in sport representing a full list of surnames starting with W.

NameCountryEventBanned substance(s)Reference(s)
Graham Wagg Flag of England.svg  England Cricket Cocaine [1]
Wakakirin Shinichi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sumo wrestling Cannabis [2]
Wakanohō Toshinori Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sumo wrestling Cannabis [3]
Vinicius Waked Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Swimming Furosemide [4]
Achim Walcher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Cross-country skiing Blood transfusion [5]
Alexander Walke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Football (soccer) cannabis [6]
Libor Walzer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Weightlifting Methylhexanamine [7]
Wang Hongni Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Triathlon [8]
Wang Luna Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Swimming Triamterene [9]
Wang Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Swimming Clenbuterol [10]
Wang Xiapeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shooting [11]
Wang Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Cycling [12]
Manju Wanniarachchi Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Boxing Nandrolone [13]
Shane Warne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cricket Diuretics [14]
Joe Warren Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wrestling Cannabis [15]
Jack Warrington Flag of England.svg  England Rugby union Methylhexaneamine [16]
Chris Washburn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Basketball Cocaine [17]
Claudell Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball Cocaine [18]
Duane Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Basketball Cocaine [19]
Alex Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pentathlon Caffeine [20]
Eric Watts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Swimming Methylphenidate [21]
Logan Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone [22]
Jon Weber Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball Ephedrine, drug of abuse [23] [24]
Wei Kun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Swimming Formoterol [25]
Wes Welker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States American football Amphetamine (MDMA) [26]
Anthony West Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Motorcycle racing Methylhexanamine [27]
Stig Wetzell Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ice hockey Ephedrine Stig Wetzell#1974 Doping Controversy
Matt White Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cycling [28]
Matt Whiteside Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball Steroids [29]
Dillian Whyte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Boxing Methylhexaneamine [30]
Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium TennisMissed test [31]
Alan Wiggins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball Cocaine [32] [33]
Mitchell Wiggins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Basketball Cocaine [34]
LB Wijeratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Swimming Prednisone, Prednisolone [25]
Mats Wilander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tennis Cocaine [35]
Michał Wilk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Powerlifting [36] (in Norwegian)
Rob Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Mixed martial arts (MMA) [37] [38]
Ricky Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States American football Cannabis, other drugs [39]
Craig WindsorFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Boxing Anabolic steroids [40]
Bernice Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Track and field athleticsAnabolic steroid testosterone and Clenbuterol (1st offence in 2011), clomiphene (2nd offence in 2015) [41] [42] [43]
George WinstonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Weightlifting Anabolic steroids [44]
Qyntel Woods Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States BasketballIndian cannabis [45] (in Greek)
Jesper Worre Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Cycling Amineptine [46]
Chris Wright Flag of England.svg  England Cricket Ostarine [47] (in Greek)
Steven Wright Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Baseball GHRP-2 [48]
Dan Wu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Weightlifting [7]
Wu Yanyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Swimming [49]

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