List of doping cases in sport (A)

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

List

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)
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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