Gareth Warburton (born 23 April 1983) is a Welsh middle-distance runner originally from

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...

. He specializes in the

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. Warburton finished fourth in the 800m at the

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. He has represented

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on numerous occasions. He was also a member of the Great Britain team at the London Olympics in 2012. He was selected as part of the Welsh squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, however he was suspended shortly before the start of the Games after he was charged with a violation of anti-doping rules. In January 2015

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accepted that his positive test was due to taking a contaminated supplement and that he had not knowingly cheated, and gave him a six-month suspension, which was covered by the time he had been suspended since the Commonwealth Games. He is the current Welsh record holder for the 800m. Warburton is now a Sports Massage Therapist in Whitchurch, Cardiff.

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Sports Massage Therapist in Cardiff
1983 births Living people Doping cases in athletics Welsh sportspeople in doping cases Welsh male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Caernarfon Olympic athletes of Great Britain {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub