Drugs rife in sport, probe finds

Feb. 7, 2013, 10:58 a.m.

Click through the gallery to see some of Australia's biggest drug-related sporting scandals. Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare and Minister for Sport Senator Kate Lundy announced the findings of the investigation this morning. Photo: ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN

Thorpes incredible record attracted several drug accusations, the most notable coming in a French newspaper that claimed he had returned an abnormal drug test result. The accusations for disproved and Thorpe remains a fierce anti-drug campaigner.

The former Australian Socceroos goalkeeper failed a drugs test in 2002. He was sacked by Chelsea and banned from football for nine months.

The Olympic silver medal canoeist was banned for 15 months after testing positive to steroids. After retiring, Baggaley was later jailed after pleading guilty to manufacturing 1,509 ecstasy tablets.

Three-time silver medallist Boyle was denied a gold medal in the 200m at the 1972 Munich Olympics when defeated by an East German athlete later shown to have participated in a doping program.

The premiership star spent a large part of his career at West Coast Eagles battling a drug addiction. He was banned for one year for bringing the game into disrepute but later played on at Richmond. Photo: Getty Images

Warnie claimed his mum was just trying to help slim him down, but he was nonetheless banned from organised cricket for one year for using a diuretic. Photo: Getty Images

White and Hodge, former Australian road cyclists, were exposed as drug cheats in the fallout of the Lance Armstrong scandal of 2012. Photo: Getty Images

A year-long government investigation has found widespread use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport and links with organised crime.

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Drugs rife in sport, probe finds