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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Show all Doping Non-Doping
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
CHUKWUEMEKA, Vivian 04/05/1975 NGR Athlete F Shot Put Throws 21/06/2012 Lifetime ban as from 12/07/2012 Lifetime ban Since 21.06.12 Doping Presence
Use
Stanozolol In competition test, AFN Cross River State National Championship, Calabar, NGR
MELNIKOV, Alexey -- RUS Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 07/04/2017 Lifetime ban as from 07/04/2017 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration
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
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
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
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
KAZARIN, Vladimir -- RUS Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 07/04/2017 Lifeban as from 07/04/2017 Lifetime ban Doping Possession 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 Possession, Trafficking, Administration
KAHRAMANOGLU, Caglar -- TUR Athlete M 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Trafficking
Administration
Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method /Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method Administration of a prohibited substance. Trafficking
HATIPOGLU, Ertan -- TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban from 24/05/2014 Lifetime ban Doping 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, Administration of a prohibited substance _x000D_ _x000D_ Trafficking
LU, Yajie 28/03/1975 CHN F 19/07/2024 Life Ban Lifetime ban Since 19.07.24 Doping Administration Administration Administration
HABORAK, Milan 11/01/1973 SVK Athlete M Shot Put Throws 21/06/2010 Lifetime ban as from 21/06/2010 Lifetime ban Since 21.06.10 Doping Presence
Use
Stanozolol Out of competition test
ESMER, Sevinc -- TUR Athlete F Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban as from 27/11/2014 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
EROKHIN, Igor 04/09/1986 RUS Athlete M 50km Walk Long Distance (3000m+) 25/02/2011 Lifetime ban as from 25/02/2011 Lifetime ban Doping Use Athlete Biological Passport Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
EMELYANOV, Stanislav 23/10/1990 RUS Athlete M 20km Walk Long Distance (3000m+) 11/10/2015 Lifetime ban as from 15.12.17 (3rd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Use Athlete Biological Passport Athlete Biological Passport Case
DURSUN HATIPOGLU, Oznur -- TUR Athlete F Athlete Support Personnel 01/03/2014 Lifetime ban as from 26/03/2014 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
DUMBRAVEAN, Corina 15/04/1984 ROU Athlete F 18/05/2010 Lifetime ban as from 03/06/2010 Lifetime ban Since 18.05.10 Doping Evasion
Refusal and or Failure to Submit
Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection Refusal to submit to doping control_x000D_ _x000D_ Tampering/attempted tampering with doping control
HELTNE, Anca -- ROU Athlete F Athlete Support Personnel -- Lifetime ban (3rd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 10.06.20 Doping Trafficking
Administration
Complicity
Trafficking,Administration,Complicity Trafficking,Administration,Complicity
ANDREEV, Andrian 24/07/1977 BUL Athlete M Hammer Throws 27/02/2008 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 27-02-2008 Doping Presence
Use
Metenolone Out of competition test
ALSALEH, Monira 18/05/1985 SYR Athlete F 200m Sprints (400m or less) 26/02/2010 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 26-02-10 Doping Presence
Use
Stanozolol and Metenolone In competition test, 'Asian Indoor Championships', Tehran IRI
WANG, Mingdong -- CHN Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 26/07/2021 Life time ban from 26.07.21 Lifetime ban Since 26.07.21 Doping Trafficking
Administration
Trafficking,Administration Trafficking,Administration
AKULINUSHKINA, Tatyana 06/04/1994 RUS Athlete F Race Walk 15/02/2013 Only Disqualification of results -- From 11.05.13-19.02.15 Doping Use (LIMS evidence) (LIMS evidence)
TOROITICH, Beatrice 15/12/1981 KEN Athlete F Long Distance (3000m+) 20/11/2022 Lifeban as from 22/11/2023 Lifetime ban Since 20.11.22 Doping Presence
Use
canrenone, 19-norandrosterone, clomifene In competiton test, at MTN Kampala Marathon, Kampala
AYDEMIR, Mazlum 19/07/1983 TUR Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 29/08/2015 A life-time ineligibility Lifetime ban Since 29-08-2015 to 20-02-17 Doping Presence
Use
Erythropoietin In competition test, track & field 1st league final , Cankiri, TUR & '60th Omer Besim Cross-Country Race' in Istanbul, TUR
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
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