Melissa Myerscough (pronounced Myers/co), née Price (born September 5, 1979) is an American former
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
er.
She finished twelfth at the
2001 World Championships. At the 2003 American championships she tested positive for the banned substance
tetrahydrogestrinone
Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), known by the nickname The Clear, is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) which was never marketed for medical use. It was developed by Patrick Arnold and was used by a number of high-profile ...
(THG), and was disqualified from the gold medal. She was suspended by the IAAF from April 2004 to April 2006.
Her personal best throw was 67.59 metres, achieved in May 2003 in
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
.
She is married to
Carl Myerscough, who also has been found guilty of doping.
Achievements
See also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted to having, taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
American female hammer throwers
Doping cases in athletics
American sportspeople in doping cases
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