Top 8 Olympic Medals Upgraded After Doping Disqualifications

The Indian wrestler originally won bronze in the 60kg freestyle category at the 2012 London Olympics but was upgraded to silver in 2016 after silver medalist Besik Kudukhov failed a re-test for banned substances.

Adams was elevated from silver to gold in the women’s shot put at the 2012 London Olympics after Nadzeya Ostapchuk was stripped of her title for doping.

The Australian race walker was promoted to gold in the 50km walk at the 2012 Olympics after Russia’s Sergey Kirdyapkin was disqualified for doping violations.

Kiprop was awarded gold in the 1500m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after Bahrain’s Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his medal following a positive doping test.

The Algerian middle-distance runner was upgraded to gold in the 1500m at the 2012 London Olympics after Asbel Kiprop was later disqualified for doping.

Thanou was elevated to gold in the women’s 100m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after Marion Jones admitted to steroid use and was stripped of her medals.

Originally a silver medalist in the 200m at Sydney 2000, Davis-Thompson was upgraded to gold after Marion Jones’ disqualification for doping.

Fountain moved up to silver in the heptathlon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after Ukraine’s Lyudmila Blonska was stripped of her medal for doping.