The photo above shows Michelle (lane 6) about to cross the line to take the Gold in the 200m
at the 2003 World Indoors Championships.
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Women's 200m Final.
2003 World Indoor Championships
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| 1. Michelle Collins |
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USA |
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22.18 |
| 2. Muriel Hurtis |
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FRA |
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22.54 |
| 3. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya |
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RUS |
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22.80 |
| 4. Juliet Campbell |
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JAM |
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22.80 |
| 5. Cydonie Mothersill |
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CAY |
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23.18 |
| 6. Natalya Safronnikova |
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BLR |
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23.61 |
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Her 22.18 time would have been an American record, but it was
never ratified. Her career came to an 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. Her official best indoor 200m was 23.91 in 1999 (Budapest)
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