Justin Gatlin
American sprinter
- Entries
- 12
- On the record
- 4
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- Feb 2022
The record
Justin Gatlin's own record sits in two places: the results of world athletics and the anti-doping case files of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He won the Olympic 100 metres in Athens in 2004 and the 100 and 200 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, then came back from a four-year suspension to win the world 100 metres title in London in 2017, at 35.
He served two doping suspensions. The first followed a 2001 positive test for an amphetamine, which he said came from attention deficit disorder medication he had taken since childhood. A May 2002 arbitration decision gave him a two-year conditional suspension, and the IAAF reinstated him. The second followed a positive test for testosterone at the 2006 Kansas Relays. He has never admitted to doping and has said a massage therapist rubbed testosterone cream onto his legs, an account the therapist disputes.
USADA announced the four-year suspension in January 2008, and in June 2008 the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal, leaving him ineligible until 25 July 2010 and out of the Beijing Olympics. In December 2017 he fired his coach after a Telegraph undercover report and said he would not allow others to lie about him. He announced his retirement in February 2022, at 40.
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Arbitration panel votes 2-1 for four-year ban; Gatlin cannot race until 24 May 2010. Biggest punishments in sport: Armstrong's stripped titles lead
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The record, entry by entry
- 2001 Reported Gatlin tested positive for an amphetamine. He said it came from attention deficit disorder medication he had taken since childhood; the ban was reduced and he was reinstated. Athletics Weekly report
- 2002-05 Ruled An AAA/CAS arbitration decision gave Gatlin a two-year conditional suspension over the 2001 case, according to USADA's published list of arbitration decisions. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, arbitration decisions list
- 2004 Official He won the men's 100 metres at the Athens Olympics. Athletics Weekly report
- 2005 Official He won the 100 and 200 metres at the World Championships in Helsinki. Athletics Weekly report
- 2006 Reported He tested positive for testosterone at the Kansas Relays, the same year he tied the then world record of 9.77 seconds in Doha, Al Jazeera reported. Al Jazeera report
- 2008-01-02 Ruled USADA announced that Gatlin had committed an anti-doping rule violation and received a four-year period of ineligibility starting May 25, 2006. The IAAF said it had not yet reviewed the decision. World Athletics (IAAF) news release
- 2008-06-06 Ruled The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Gatlin's appeal and imposed a four-year period of ineligibility, leaving him unable to compete until 25 July 2010. Had he won, he would have been eligible for the Beijing Olympics. World Athletics (IAAF) news release
- 2017-08-05 Official At 35, he won the 100 metres at the World Championships in London in 9.92 seconds, ahead of Christian Coleman in 9.94 and Usain Bolt in 9.95. NBC Sports report
- 2017-12-19 Reported The Telegraph reported that his coach, Dennis Mitchell, and agent Robert Wagner offered undercover reporters testosterone and human growth hormone; both men denied wrongdoing. Gatlin said he was shocked, fired Mitchell and said he would not allow others to lie about him, and the AIU and USADA opened investigations. Euronews report
- 2021 Reported His bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics ended when he aggravated a hamstring injury at the U.S. trials, the Irish Times reported. Irish Times report
- 2022-02 Reported He announced his retirement at 40 in an Instagram post titled "Dear Track", Athletics Weekly reported. Athletics Weekly report