Bertrand Moulinet (born 6 January 1987 in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

) is a French

racewalker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

. He competed in the 20 km walk at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where he placed eighth, and in the

50 km walk The 50 kilometre race walk was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the ...

where he placed 11th.

Doping

On 30 March 2015 Moulinet tested positive for the HIF inhibitor FG-4592. He admitted doping after the French police had searched his flat and interrogated him. He subsequently received a four-year ban from sport.Yann Bouchez
Dopage : le marcheur Bertrand Moulinet suspendu quatre ans
, Le Monde, 13 July 2015

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* * * 1987 births Living people French male racewalkers French sportspeople in doping cases Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Toulouse Doping cases in athletics {{France-racewalk-bio-stub