30/03/2015   Andreas Gustafsson suspended






 

 

Andreas Gustafsson, the Swedish 33-year old walker, who lives in San Diego, United States, was suspended for doping.

 
The Swedish athlete has yet rejected the analysis of the B sample of urine, thus implicitly acknowledging that his awareness of taking banned substances.
 
This news was announced by Birger Fält, president of the club for which competes Andreas Gustafsson we remember is the son of Bo Gustafsson silver in Los Angeles in 1984 in the 50 km road walk.
 
Birger Fält added: "I was shocked and surprised. Especially because it's Andreas've known for a long time (since the late nineties) and whose thinking had always been very clear and transparent on the opposition to doping and about what had happened in other countries. It was not the person I expected. "
 
And so, once again the list of doping in the race walking, unfortunately lengthens, and this time for an athlete certainly not of the top, which was known in race walking world most up having to solve some technical problems than to be able to aspire to fight for placings medal.
 
These his personal records:

 

Event Result Place Date
       
5000m walk 20:22.68 Sydney (AUS) 18.02.2012
10.000m walk 39:32.08 Helsinki (FIN) 30.08.2014
10km walk 45:52 Parkside (USA) 09.05.2004
20km walk 1:21:51 Poděbrady (CZE) 13.04.2013
30km walk 2:26:46 Chula Vista (USA) 15.01.2006
50km walk 3:50:47 Valley Cottage (USA) 28.10.2012

 

 

 

 


The news on Swedish web-site  "Sport Bladet": click here

 

 

 

 

Andreas Gustafsson at World Championships in Moscow 2013