Global List of Ineligible Persons

The Athletics Integrity Unit has jurisdiction over International-Level Athletes and their Athlete Support Persons, World Athletics Officials and Member Federation Officials (limited to their dealings with World Athletics). On this page we publish a consolidated list of all persons serving a period of ineligibility in Athletics. This includes persons serving a period of ineligibility as a result of national level cases and decisions.

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*The list of currently suspended persons was last updated on 1 March 2025. Please note that it is intended for information only and should not be relied upon from a legal perspective.

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Name Date of Birth Nationality Role Sex Discipline 1 Discipline 2 Infraction Date Sanction Ineligibile Until Disqualification Period Infraction Type ADRV Rules ADRV Notes Description
AYHAN-KOP, Surreya 06/09/1978 TUR Athlete F 1500m Middle Distance (800m-1500m) 08/09/2007 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 08-09-07 Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol Out of competition test
AZIKE, Henry 07/01/1989 NGR Athlete M 100m Sprints (400m or less) 05/12/2012 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 05-12-12 Doping Presence
Use 		Metenolone Out of competition test, Lagos, NGR
POLYCHRONIOU, Christos 31/03/1972 GRE Athlete M Hammer Throws 18/03/2008 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Evasion
Refusal and or Failure to Submit 		Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection Refusal to be tested
BLONSKA, Lyudmila 09/11/1977 UKR Athlete F Heptathlon Combined Events 16/08/2008 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 16-08-08 Doping Presence
Use 		Methyltestosterone In competition test, 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China
PISKUNOV, Vladyslav 07/06/1978 UKR Athlete M Hammer Throws 08/08/2005 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 08.08.05 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone In competition test, 10th World Championships, Helsinki, FIN
PAVLYSH, Vita 15/01/1969 UKR Athlete F Shot Put Throws 05/03/2004 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 05.03.04 Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Wolrd Indoor Championships, Budapest, HUN
NAIMOVA, Tezdzhan 01/05/1987 BUL Athlete F 100m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 03/03/2013 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 03-03-13 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone European Athletics Indoor Championships, Gothenburg SWE
MULLINGS, Steve 28/11/1982 JAM Athlete M 200m Sprints (400m or less) 24/06/2011 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 24-06-11 Doping Presence
Use 		Furosemide National Senior Championships, Kingston, JAM
MOROZOV, Sergey 21/03/1988 RUS Athlete M 20km Walk Long Distance (3000m+) 25/02/2011 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since and including those of 25.02.11 Doping Use Athlete Biological Passport Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
LICHTENEGGER, Elmar 25/05/1974 AUT Athlete M 110m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 20/11/2007 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 20.11.07 Doping Presence
Use 		Norandrosterone Out of competition test
KONOPKA, Mikulas 23/01/1979 SVK Athlete M Shot Put Throws 13/05/2008 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 13-05-08 Doping Presence
Use 		Methandienone Out-of-competition test, Zeliezovce, Slovakia
KHORZANENKO, Irina 16/05/1974 RUS Athlete F Shot Put Throws 18/08/2004 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, '7th IAAF World Indoor Championships', Maebashi, JPN
LOPEZ FERREIRA, Daniel 02/02/1967 BRA Athlete M Road Running Long Distance (3000m+) 09/08/2009 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 09.08.09 Doping Presence
Use 		Phentermine In competition test, Circuitos de Corridas e Caminhada, Bauru, BRA
MOHAMMED, Karokh Salih -- IRQ Athlete M -- Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 16.11.22 Doping Possession
Trafficking
Administration
Complicity 		Possession, Trafficking, Administration, Complicity Possession, Trafficking, Administration, Complicity
CHIRITA, Rodica 26/10/1976 ROU Athlete F Road Running Long Distance (3000m+) 08/12/2005 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 08.12.15 Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol Out of competition test, Bucharest, ROU
OZEL, Ziya -- TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
SHEKHODANOVA, Natalya 29/12/1971 RUS Athlete F 100m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 22/02/2004 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Indoor Athena, Athens, GRE
SKAFIDAS, George -- GRE Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2011 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Tampering
Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Tampering ; Possession of a prohibited substance; Trafficking, Administration of a prohibited substance
SAZAK, Metin 04/02/1973 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2015 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration / Trafficking Administration, Trafficking
PORTUGALOV, Sergei Nikolaevich -- Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 10/03/2017 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
PIZHANKOVA, Darya 09/01/1990 UKR Athlete F 100m Sprints (400m or less) 14/08/2013 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 14-08-13 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone In-competition test, IAAF World Athletic Championships, Moscow, RUS
PIOLANTI, Raphael 14/11/1967 FRA Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel -- Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Administration 		Administration & Possession Administration, Possession
OZSOY, Fikret 01/01/1965 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/05/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
KOSGEI, Henry Cheruiyot 01/11/1983 KEN Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 07/12/2019 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 07.12.19 Doping Presence
Use
Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility 		Methylprednisolone & Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility In competition test, Mini Marathon de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, CMR
VARANTSOU, Andrei 24/07/1975 BLR Athlete M Hammer Throws 09/10/2013 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since and including that of 09.10.13 Doping Presence
Use 		Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone Out of competition test
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