List of doping cases in sport (R) explained

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

NameCountryEventBanned substance(s)Reference(s)
Andreea RăducanGymnasticsPseudoephedrine[1]
Fernando RafaelWeightliftingClenbuterol[2]
Nursultan RakhatovWeightliftingStanozolol
Robin RahmIce hockeyAnabolic steroids[3]
Singh RahuveerVolleyballNorandrosterone[4]
Satheesha RaiWeightlifting[5] [6]
Tim Raines Sr.BaseballCocaine[7]
Mario RajolaSwimmingCannabis[8]
Edwin RajuWeightlifting[9]
Ruslan RamazanovWeightliftingNorandrosterone
Kléber RamosCyclingErythropoietin (EPO)[10] [11]
Fernando RomboliTennis[12]
Elmira RamilevaWeightliftingStanozolol[13]
Manny RamirezBaseballPerformance Enhancing Drugs[14]
Kevin RandlemanMixed martial artsSubmitting fake urine sample[15]
Weightlifting Norandrosterone
Hussain RashedWeightliftingStanozolol, Hydroxystanozolol
Alex RasmussenCyclingMissed test[16]
Michael RasmussenCyclingBlood doping, cortisone, DHEA, EPO, growth hormone, IGF-1, insulin, testosterone[17]
Tamerlan RasuevWrestlingStanozolol[18]
Eddy RattiCyclingEPO[19]
Mihai RavariuRugby unionhCG[20]
Kiefer RavenaBasketballmethylhexanamine, 1,3-Dimethylbutylamine, higenamine[21]
Alexandr RazdrobenkoSwimmingClenbuterol[22]
Igor RazoronovWeightliftingNandrolone[23]
Shawn RayBodybuildingAnabolic steroid[24]
Rita RazmaiteCyclingBromantan[25]
William Rees-HoleRugby unionClenbuterol[26]
Dermot ReeveCricketCannabis[27]
Abdur RehmanCricketCannabis[28] [29]
Stephen RehrmannSwimmingPseudoephedrine[30]
Andris ReinholdsRowingNandrolone[31] [32]
Rica ReinischSwimmingTurinabol (self-admitted)[33]
Peter RibeCanoeingEphedrine[34]
Ricardo RiccòCyclingCERA[35]
Sha'Carri RichardsonSprintingCannabis[36]
Maximiliano RichezeCyclingsteroid[37]
Bjarne RiisCyclingEPO, cortisone, growth hormone (self-admitted)[38]
Ryan RimouskiAssociation footballPerformance enhancing drugs
Juan RincónBaseballSteroids[39]
Willie RioliAustralian rules footballSubmitting fake urine sample[40]
Danny RiosBaseballStanozolol[41]
Alessandro RivelliniSwimmingEPO[42]
Barret RobbinsAmerican footballTHG[43]
Grant RobertsBaseballSteroids[44]
Ana RodriguesWater poloCanrenone[45]
Charles RocheWater poloCannabis[46]
Weightlifting Methyltrienolone, Buprenorphine
Miguel RodriguesSwimmingMethylhexaneamine[47]
Alex RodriguezBaseballTestosterone, primobolan[48]
Ángel RodríguezMotorcycle racing[49]
Estella Rodriguez VillanuevaJudoFurosemide[50]
Luis RojasSwimmingMissed test
Andrea RolleWater poloCannabis[51]
Luis Román RolónBoxing[52]
Bill RomanowskiAmerican footballSteroids (self-admitted)
RomarioFootball (soccer)Finasteride[53]
Helen RoriveVolleyballS5 diuretics/Acetazolamide[54]
Jarno RosbergBoxingMethandrostenolone[55]
Loren RossBoxing[56]
Alexandru RosuWeightliftingT/E 14
Wolfgang RottmannBiathlonViolation of blood doping rules[57]
Maralla RoudaynaSwimmingEphedrine[58]
Didier RousCyclingErythropoietin (EPO)[59]
Hugo RouxWater poloCannabis
Fatullaev RovshanWeightliftingMetandienone
Judson RowbothamRugbyCannabis[60]
Michal RubáčekSwimmingMethylhexaneamine
Weightlifting Metandienone
Lazaro RuizWeightliftingBoldenone
Graeme RummansCricketProbenecid[61]
Raimondas RumšasCycling[62] [63]
Andrey RusskikhCycling[64]
Esmatullah Rustam KhilWeightliftingClostedol, Methylhexaneamine
Stefan RütimannCyclingtestosterone[65]
Andrey RybakovWeightlifting[66]
Jesse RyderCricket1-Phenylbutan-2-amine (PBA) and N, alphadiethyl-benzeneethanamine (DEBEA)[67]
Aleksandr RytchkovFootballcannabis[68]

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctioned-athletes/ Sanctioned athletes
  3. Web site: Färjestads Robin Rahm fast för doping | Elitserien | Senaste nytt | HockeyExpressen – Elitserien, NHL och allsvenskan . Hockey.expressen.se . 2012-07-17 . https://archive.today/20120708180003/http://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/elitserien/farjestads-robin-rahm-fast-for-doping/ . 2012-07-08 . dead .
  4. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Medical/Document/FIVB_Anti-doping_rule_violations2009_2011.pdf 2009-2011 Anti-Doping Rule Violations
  5. Web site: Pratima, Chanu test positive for drugs . In.rediff.com . 2004-08-20 . https://archive.today/20120527022624/http://in.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/19oly-lift1.htm . 2012-05-27 . live . 2012-07-24 .
  6. Web site: The Hindu : Sport / Olympic Games : I am innocent: Chanu . Hinduonnet.com . 2004-08-22 . https://archive.today/20120630061827/http://hindu.com/2004/08/22/stories/2004082205061600.htm . 2012-06-30 . usurped . 2012-07-24 .
  7. News: His drug problem behind him, Montreal centerfielder Tim (Rock) Raines is now one of baseball's best all-around players . CNN . 2010-05-15 . https://archive.today/20130430175449/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/features/expos/flashback/the_rock/ . 2013-04-30 . dead .
  8. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=13&Itemid=230 2004 Doping Cases Report
  9. https://archive.today/20130628040858/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2006/7/23/sports/14925256&sec=sports India weightlifters banned for a year
  10. Web site: Rio Olympics 2016: Chinese swimmer and Brazilian cyclist kicked out o… . BBC . 2016-08-19 . https://archive.today/20160819080844/http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37056356 . 2016-08-19 . dead .
  11. Web site: Olympics: Brazilian Kléber Ramos, China's Chen Xinyi barred from Game… . 2016-08-19 . https://archive.today/20160819082004/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/olympics-brazilian-kleber-ramos-chinas-chen-xinyi-barred-from-games-for-doping . 2016-08-19 . dead .
  12. http://www.itftennis.com/media/152458/152458.pdf ANTI-DOPING PARTICIPANT SUSPENSIONS
  13. Web site: Asian Olympic official says athletes aren't only to blame for doping – Sports . International Herald Tribune . 2009-03-29 . 2012-07-24 . https://archive.today/20120630062002/http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/iht/search/?iht . 2012-06-30 . live .
  14. News: Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive drug test . . 2009-05-08 . 2012-07-24 . Dylan . Hernandez . https://archive.today/20120703172149/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story . 2012-07-03 . live .
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  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/14937867 Alex Rasmussen sacked by HTC after missing doping test
  17. Web site: Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen admits to 12 years of doping . BBC . 2013-01-31 . 2013-03-07 . https://archive.today/20130419193804/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21279737 . 2013-04-19 . live .
  18. http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/documents/dopage/130625_List_of_sanctions__Internet.pdf Sanctions for doping & Disciplinary sanctions
  19. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ratti-tests-positive-for-epo Ratti tests positive for EPO
  20. http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/5018_2534.php European Rugby Cup : Press Release From Erc
  21. Web site: Kiefer Ravena suspended by FIBA after failing drug test. Camille. Naredo. ABS-CBN News.
  22. http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/ad_cases_dopingcasesreport2012.pdf 2012 Doping Cases Report
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  26. http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/22605.php Premiership player banned
  27. Web site: Hall of Infamy: Doping cases in cricket . 2013-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113185124/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=3164584 . 2013-11-13 . dead .
  28. News: Abdur Rehman handed 12-week ban for positive drugs test . BBC Sport . 3 October 2012 . 2012-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130227213501/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19799523 . 2013-02-27 . live.
  29. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19799523 Abdur Rehman handed 12-week ban for positive drugs test
  30. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=12&Itemid=230 2003 Doping Cases Report
  31. Web site: Roll of dishonour . rediff.com . 2000-09-30 . 2012-07-24 . https://archive.today/20120912020506/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/30drugs.htm . 2012-09-12 . live .
  32. http://www.ndr.de/sydney2000/news/meldung.phtml?id=ndr593610_1001005&sportart= Dopingschatten über den Spielen
  33. News: The prodigy whose body lasted two years . The Guardian . London . 2005-11-01 . 2010-05-08 . https://archive.today/20120717141541/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2005/nov/01/athletics.comment . 2012-07-17 . live .
  34. Web site: Ute av kurs! . Vg.no . 2003-01-02 . 2012-07-24 . https://archive.today/20121228040024/http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=205288 . 2012-12-28 . live .
  35. News: Mountain king's failed drug test casts shadow over Cavendish glory . The Guardian . London . 2008-07-18 . 2010-05-08 . Richard . Moore . https://archive.today/20120803101800/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/18/tourdefrance.cycling . 2012-08-03 . live .
  36. News: Sha'Carri Richardson, a Track Sensation, Tests Positive for Marijuana . The New York Times . 2 July 2021 . Draper . Kevin . Macur . Juliet .
  37. https://archive.today/20100127004146/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09052008/3/argentine-rider-richeze-giro-positive-test.html Argentine rider Richeze out of Giro after positive test - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  38. News: Riis confesses to doping offences . BBC News . 2007-05-25 . 2010-05-08 . https://archive.today/20120712170238/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6692779.stm . 2012-07-12 . live .
  39. Web site: ESPN – Suspension behind him, Rincon relishes role in Twins' bullpen – MLB . . 2006-02-22 . 2012-07-24 . https://archive.today/20120630062016/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2340281 . 2012-06-30 . live .
  40. News: West Coast star Willie Rioli out of the finals, banned for substituting urine sample on ASADA drug test . 12 September 2019 . Fox Sports . News Corp Australia . 12 September 2019.
  41. News: Reuters . Pitcher Daniel Rios given one-year doping ban . Thestar.com . 2008-06-28 . 2012-07-24 . Toronto . https://archive.today/20130204054726/http://www.thestar.com/sports/2008/06/28/pitcher_daniel_rios_given_oneyear_doping_ban.html . 2013-02-04 . live .
  42. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=16&Itemid=230 2007 Doping Cases Report
  43. News: BALCO investigation: Key players . USA Today . 2006-04-27 . https://archive.today/20120527034004/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/balco-players.htm . 2012-05-27 . live . 2010-05-08 .
  44. News: Players were tested at Florida camps . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20050424023443/http://espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/2005/0422/2043594.html . 2005-04-24 . 2013-08-20.
  45. News: FINA DOPING PANEL DECISION . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051017021909/http://www.fina.org/doping/doping.htm . 2005-10-17 . 2013-08-20.
  46. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=14&Itemid=230 2005 Doping Cases Report
  47. http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/ad_cases_dopingcasesreport2011.pdf 2011 Doping Cases Report
  48. https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3890785&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines Alex Rodriguez
  49. http://www.hondaproracing.com/moto2/riders/?rider=angel_rodriguez Ángel Rodríguez
  50. News: Olympic News . 2013-03-01 .
  51. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=17&Itemid=230 2008 Doping Cases Report
  52. Web site: Sports 123: Boxing: Men: Amateur World Championships: -48 kg . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040325053930/http://www.sports123.com/box/mw-48.html . 2004-03-25 . 2013-08-20.
  53. Web site: Romario admits failing doping test, blames hair loss medication – International Herald Tribune . https://archive.today/20120630062009/http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/iht/search/?iht . 2012-06-30 . live .
  54. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Medical/Document/2012_Anti-doping_Rule_Violations.pdf 2012 Anti-Doping Rule Violations
  55. Web site: Rosbergille mätkäistiin vuoden kilpailukielto . . 14 July 2012 . fi . 2010-02-01 . https://archive.today/20130213161201/http://yle.fi/urheilu/rosbergille_matkaistiin_vuoden_kilpailukielto/1411854 . 13 February 2013 . live .
  56. Web site: WorldChamps1986 . https://archive.today/20120526104044/http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChamps1986.html . 2012-05-26 . live .
  57. News: Austria fined for Olympic doping . BBC News . 2007-05-24 . 2010-05-08 . https://archive.today/20120630062015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/6592167.stm . 2012-06-30 . live .
  58. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=10&Itemid=230 2001 Doping Cases Report
  59. Web site: www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis . Autobus.cyclingnews.com . 2001-02-01 . 2012-07-24 . https://archive.today/20120526215709/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/oct00/oct25news.shtml . 2012-05-26 . live .
  60. http://boxscorenews.com/canadian-rugby-athlete-suspended-for-cannabis-violation-p53802-68.htm Canadian rugby athlete suspended for cannabis violation
  61. Web site: Graeme Rummans suspended by ACB Anti-Doping Committee. ESPNCricinfo. 1 March 2002. 23 November 2023.
  62. Web site: Cycling drug cheats handed suspended jail terms – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . . https://archive.today/20120630062048/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-27/cycling-drug-cheats-handed-suspended-jail-terms/787208 . 2012-06-30 . live .
  63. News: Cycling's rocky road . BBC News . 2004-02-15 . 2010-05-08 . https://archive.today/20120713220439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/3490225.stm . 2012-07-13 . live .
  64. http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/russian-athletes-suspended-for-doping-1.1548129 Russian athletes suspended for doping
  65. Web site: www.cyclingnews.com – the world centre of cycling . https://archive.today/20120724084415/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2002/jun02/jun11news . 2012-07-24 . live .
  66. http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130729/182473604/Doping-Four-Russian-Weightlifters-Banned-for-Two-Years.html Doping: Four Russian Weightlifters Banned for Two Years
  67. News: New Zealand cricketer Ryder banned for doping . Reuters . 20 August 2013 . 14 October 2024.
  68. Web site: FOOTBALL (1). . 1 May 2008 . 31 December 1996 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080601223634/http://www.humanite.fr/1996-12-31_Articles_-CYCLISME . 1 June 2008 .

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