Antonio Pettigrew
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 4x400 m relay | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | 400 m | |
| Gold | 1997 Athens | 4x400 m relay | |
| Gold | 1999 Seville | 4x400 m relay | |
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | 4x400 m relay | |
| Silver | 1991 Tokyo | 4x400 m relay | |
Antonio Pettigrew (born November 3, 1967) was a 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States, by his own admission while using performance-enhancing drugs between 1997 and 2001. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo.
Pettigrew is now an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.[1]
In 2008, prosecution documents related to the trial of coach Trevor Graham listed Pettigrew as one of Graham's athletes to have used performance enhancing drugs.[2] Pettigrew has since admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs and testified against Graham at his trial in May 2008.[3]. Although IAAF rules currently do not retrospectively alter results more than eight years after the event, Pettigrew has returned the medals he won in that period [4][5].
[edit] References
- ^ BALCO grand jury is likely targeting Trevor Graham. ESPN (October 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ Olympic relay champion Pettigrew was doping: report. AFP (May 3, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Athletics | Doped-up Pettigrew denied GB gold
- ^ Pettigrew given two-year dope ban BBC News
- ^ Sprinter Pettigrew to return gold, accepts ban
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