There's little doubt that at least one athlete at the Trials is cheating and has yet to be caught. This isn't about that. However, there are unquestionably athletes at the Trials who have already been sanctioned for anti-doping violations. If we are serious about #CleanSport, this information needs to be easily publicly available. If USATF gave a damn they would go out of their way to provide the information. But they didn't. So here it is.
Below is a list of every athlete who has been sanctioned by USADA. Hopefully this information will help you decide who to cheer for, and who to remain silent for (or boo, or chant "Cheaters Out", or whatever) when watching the Trials. And while you can take the information however you like, I want to make clear that this list isn't me claiming that all sanctions are equivalent; I strongly urge you to read the linked USADA press release for each sanctioning.
Be an informed fan. Just because USATF and the other big-time powers in the sports (sponsors, news media, etc) will gloss over doping issues doesn't mean we should. If anything, it just means we should be louder in our desire for #CleanSport.
M 100m:
Justin Gatlin (Nike): amphetamine, 2002, 2 years and Testosterone, 2008, 4 years
Michael Rodgers (Nike): methylhexaneamine, 2012, 9 months
Tyson Gay (n/a): Adverse CIR, 2014, 1 year
M 200m:
Justin Gatlin (Nike): amphetamine, 2002, 2 years and Testosterone, 2008, 4 years
LaShawn Merritt (Nike): Adverse CIR, 2010, 21 months
Wallace Spearman Jr (n/a): methylprednisolone, 2014, 3 months
Tyson Gay (n/a): Adverse CIR, 2014, 1 year
Michael Rodgers (Nike): methylhexaneamine, 2012, 9 months
M 400m:
LaShawn Merritt (Nike): Adverse CIR, 2010, 21 months
Michael Berry (Nike): THC, 2010, 3 months -3 month deferral for education
W 800m:
Maggie Vessey (n/a): Canrenone, 2012, public warning
W High Jump:
Inika Mcpherson (n/a): Benzoylecgonine - a metabolite of cocaine, 2014, 21 months
W Shot Put:
Jillian Camarena-Williams (Nike / NYAC): Clomiphene, 2013, 6 months
M Shot Put:
Mitchell Pope (n/a): boldenone metabolite, 2009, 2 years
W Hammer Throw:
Gwendolyn Berry (Nike / NYAC): beta-2 agonist, 2016, 3 months
Notes:
•Format: Athlete name (listed sponsor): substance, announcement year, sanction
•Athlete list is taken from USATF.org declarations as of 6/29. Order of athletes listed is the same as from the entry page.
•Data for bans taken from USADA's sanctioning search engine.
