Douglas Walker (sprinter)
Scottish sprinter
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Douglas Walker (born 28 July 1973), also known as Doug or Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter. He represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 and 1998. He was a relay medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and at the 1998 European Athletics Championships he claimed a 200 metres/relay gold medal double.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1973 Inverness, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. With 31.56 seconds he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run.
Walker was twice British 200 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 AAA Championships[1] and the 1998 AAA Championships.[2]
He tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in 1998 but was cleared of all charges by a UK Athletics disciplinary committee in 1999.[3] IAAF later overturned that decision, applying their strict liability rule and he received a two-year ban in 2000. Despite an attempted comeback following his suspension, the ban effectively ended his elite level athletics career.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland | |||||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 200 metres | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||
