Michelle Collins (sprinter)
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 12, 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 200 meters, 400 meters, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 200 m: 22.18 s (indoor) 400 m: 50.02 s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Collins (also spelled Michele; born February 12, 1971) is an American track and field athlete, known for long sprints.[1] She was the 2003 World Indoor Champion at 200 metres. 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 USADA. She agreed to drop her appeal and her suspension was reduced to the more conventional 4-year ban.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "TRACK AND FIELD / NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : Morris, Green Pick Up Where They Left Off". latimes.com.
- ↑ "Michelle Collins working her way back from suspension".
- ↑ "Sprinter Michelle Collins drops doping appeal, accepts suspension".
- ↑ "Collins slapped with 8-year ban / Sprinter, 33, faces end of her career". 11 December 2004.
External links
[edit]- Michelle Collins at World Athletics
- Michelle Collins at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Michelle Collins at Athletics Podium
- Michelle Collins at Olympics.com
- Michelle Collins at Olympedia
- Michelle Collins at InterSportStats
World University Games champions in women's 400 metres | |
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