| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Fiol Villanueva |
| Nationality |  Peru |
| Born | March 26, 1994 Lima, Peru |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle |
Mauricio Fiol Villanueva (born March 26, 1994) is a former Peruvian swimmer. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metre butterfly, finishing in 25th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. [2] He has also won a bronze medal in 1500 metre free in the 2012 Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Russia. [3]
Although Fiol was initially awarded the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 200 meter butterfly event, he tested positive for stanozolol after the race. [4] Fiol was stripped of his silver medal and disqualified from participating in the 2016 Olympics by the FINA and was banned for four years to run to 11 July 2019. [5]
Immediataly after returning to competition in 2019, Fiol tested positive for stanozolol on six separate tests. He was subsequently served with an 8-year competition ban to run to 2027. [6] [7]
