Michelle Collins (born February 12, 1971) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete, known for long

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s. She was the 2003 World Indoor Champion at

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. Her 22.18 from that meet would clearly be an American record, but it was never ratified. Her career came to an apparent end when she was handed an 8-year suspension for using Performance-enhancing drugs, after she was linked to the BALCO Scandal. She never tested positive but admitted using THG and EPO. Her results were retroactively disqualified. After some legal wrangling, Collins threatened to appeal the decision by

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. She agreed to drop her appeal and her suspension was reduced to the more conventional 4-year ban.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Michelle 1971 births Living people American female sprinters Doping cases in athletics American sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Universiade gold medalists for the United States World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 21st-century American women