I read a story on her in USA TODAY, where they did discuss the track suspension (might have been 1992 or 1994). My guess is that she was suspended from track comp for four years (don't know whether her suspension was commuted or not), but it didn't affect her competition in weightlifting (or other sports probably?).
She then switched (to weightlifting) as that was a sport she could still compete in (don't know why two violations didn't stop her from being in the Olympics). Then, after serving two year suspension she switches to "new" sport of bobsleigh. I don't know how multiple violations in different sports are handled, or what the penalties might be. /Brian McEWen -----Original Message----- From: Mike Prizy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:11 PM To: Wayne T. Armbrust Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: Checkered past? And, Was her four-year suspension under the old rules? Did that get rescinded to two years? If it stayed at four years, why was USA Weightlifting even testing her? (strike one in 1994, strike two in 1997) If it was a four-year term, could she have been eligible for another IOC member sport during the suspension? (Is USA Weightlifting an USOC/IOC member?) Wayne T. Armbrust" wrote: > With two major doping violations, shouldn't she be suspended for life > from all Olympic sports? > > John Sun wrote: > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Today's stories on the women's bobsled team(s) made > > > reference to Gea Johnson > > > as a former track athlete with a "checkered past." > > > Can anyone elucidate on > > > that? > > > > > > Jim Gerweck > > > Running Times > > > > It seems she was suspended from track & field in 1994 > > for 4 years for testing positive for anabolic > > steroids. She also received a two-year suspension from > > USA Weightlifting for a doping violation in 1997. > > > > -- > Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computomarx(tm) > 3604 Grant Ct. > Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA > (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) > http://www.Computomarx.com > "Know the difference between right and wrong... > Always give your best effort... > Treat others the way you'd like to be treated..." > - Coach Bill Sudeck (1926-2000)
