Douglas Walker (born 28 July 1973 in

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), also known as ''Doug'' or ''Dougie Walker,'' is a former Scottish sprinter. He represented Scotland at the

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in 1994 and 1998. He was a relay medallist at the

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and at the

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he claimed a

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/relay gold medal double. Educated at

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, in 1998 he became European champion in both

and 4x100 metres relay. With 31.56 seconds he is the European record holder in

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, although this distance is rarely run. He tested positive for the

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nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) which is used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate (brand name Durabolin). Nandrolon ...

in 1998 but was cleared of all charges by a

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disciplinary committee in 1999. IAAF later overturned that decision, applying their strict liability rule and he received a two-year ban in 2000. Despite an attempted comeback following his suspension, the ban effectively ended his elite level athletics career.20 AUG 2000 Arbitration Panel decide that Cadogan, Walker and Christie have committed doping offences
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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Inverness Scottish male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Scottish sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics People educated at George Heriot's School Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub