List of doping cases in Armwrestling

I spent a lot of time in order to compile this big list / table with the doping cases in Armwrestling. For the older cases I searched on hundreds of topics from different message boards but mainly on northeastboard. Read more about this below the table.

UPDATE (14.09.2021): The list was updated considering the results from Kazakhstan National Anti-Doping Agency.

Kody Spur Merritt  (received a retroactive TUE  Therapeutic Use Exemption, last year) is now again on the doping list with Methasterone.

 Methasterone, also known as methyldrostanolone and known by the nickname Superdrol, is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) which was never marketed for medical use. It was brought to the black market, instead, in a clandestine fashion as a “designer steroid.” Source: Methasterone – wikipedia

One very important find was this Report from Doping Committee copied on northeastboard in 2009:

” Report from Doping Committee
At the 2007 Worlds in Bulgaria ? We had 1 person test positive
DZAMBOLAT TSORIEV from Russia has been suspended for 2 years until December 31, 2009
At the 2008 European Championship in Norway
We had 3 people test positive
TIMUR BICHILOV Russia, OLGA GAVRILOVA, Russia and SOFIYA AKHMETGAREEVA, Russia.
They were all given 2 year suspension until August 31, 2010.
We do 20 tests at the World level and 30 tests at the European Level for a total of 50 tests per year. To date, we have done 200 tests and have had 15 positive.
7 from Russia
1 from Slovakia
1 from Brazil
2 from Latvia
1 from Romania
1 from Bulgaria
1 from Uzbekistan
1 from Ukraine
Please note that all tests are conducted by luck of the draw “

This report is very important because it talks about some doping cases from the past without giving the names, only the names of the countries. And if you follow the discussions from that topic you will see that even Engin Terzi never heard about anyone tested positive from those countries. This means that we still don’t know all the names, and I really tried to find them all.

This is not ok considering that according to the 2015 WADA Code (which is now in force): ” 10.13 Automatic Publication of Sanction A mandatory part of each sanction shall include automatic publication, as provided in Article 14.3. ”

Changelog / Update History:

UPDATE: THE TABLE WAS UPDATED, CONSIDERING THE IFA Anti-Doping Actions

UPDATE (04 September 2020): The case of Kody Spur Merritt was updated in the table, considering the update made to the DOPING RESULTS: WORLDARM 2019, 41st World Armwrestling Championships 2019 (WAF)

UPDATE (27 March 2020): Vali Farajov, KAZ and Alizhan Muratov, KAZ were added to the list because of the updates made today to the WORLDARM 2017 DOPING RESULTS & WORLDARM 2018 DOPING RESULTS

UPDATE (24 January 2020): I updated the table, considering the DOPING RESULTS: WORLDARM 2019, 41st World Armwrestling Championships 2019 (WAF)

UPDATE (01 August 2019): I updated the table, considering the DOPING RESULTS: EUROARM 2019, 29th European Armwrestling Championships 2019

UPDATE (09 May 2019): I updated the table with the used substances and the suspension period for the positive cases from 2018 WORLDARM: 2018 World Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championship, using the info from waf-armwrestling.com (you can click on the links from the table to see the source).

UPDATE (10 March 2019): The list was updated with the 4 new cases from the French National Anti-Doping Agency and from the Brazil National Anti-Doping Agency, reported on waf-armwrestling.com

UPDATE (30 January 2019) ► Alexey Voevoda: No Lifetime Ban, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision

UPDATE (10 January 2019): I updated the doping results table, considering the WORLDARM 2018 DOPING RESULTS, 40th World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF)

UPDATE (14 August 2018): The table was updated using the ► DOPING RESULTS: EUROARM 2018, 28th European Armwrestling Championships 2018

UPDATE (08 March 2018): Jozsef Lovei was added to this table at 2016 EAC (you have to scroll down) because he was listed in the SANCTIONED ATHLETES table from waf-armwrestling.com. The used substance and the suspension period was updated for other athletes.

UPDATE (14 Feb. 2018): A new public disclosure regarding the doping at EUROARM 2017 (EAC 2017). Armando Garcia Rama took 2nd place in Master Men 70 kg Left and also 2nd place in Master Men 70 kg Right, see ► RESULTS: EUROARM 2017, 27th European Armwrestling Championships 2017. Armando Garcia Rama was added to this table.

UPDATE (19 JANUARY 2018): The suspension period for Sergey Bogoslovov was added from the Russian Armwrestling Federation website (click on the red links, Suspension Period / End of Sanction, to see the source). 3 NEW NAMES WERE ADDED TO THE LIST / TABLE FROM ► WORLDARM 2017 DOPING RESULTS, 39th World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF)

UPDATE (24 JANUARY 2018): Aleksandr Fugarov was added to the list in 2010. Many thanks to Nick Boboc for the info. I searched on northeastboard and there was a doping case after WorldArm 2010, but the name was not made public – 2 threads from northeastboard where this was discussed by Simon Berriochoa: 1. 2010 WAF Test Results, 2. HELLOOO? Doping Result?

UPDATE (12 May 2017): Doping sanctions and the substances used by Gismat Vakilov and Niko Bajaladze were added to the table.

UPDATE (April 2017): Ľubomír JAGNEŠÁK and Peter KASAN were suspended for 15 months (22.7.2014 – 21.10.2015) by the Slovak Anti-Doping Agency (SADA) because they refused to provide information on the whereabouts. They were added to this list.