Mauricio Fiol

Mauricio Fiol Villanueva (born March 26, 1994) is a former Peruvian swimmer.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metre butterfly, finishing in 25th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.^[2] He has also won a bronze medal in 1500 metre free in the 2012 Swimming World Cup in Moscow, Russia.^[3]

FullnameMauricio Fiol Villanueva

Nationality Peru

Born (1994-03-26) March 26, 1994 (age 32)

Lima, Peru

Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

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Mauricio Fiol

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Full name	Mauricio Fiol Villanueva
Nationality	Peru
Born	(1994-03-26) March 26, 1994 (age 32) Lima, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Pan American Games Disqualified 2015 Toronto 200 m butterfly South American Games 2014 Santiago 100 m butterfly 2014 Santiago 200 m butterfly 2014 Santiago 200 m freestyle FINA Swimming World Cup 2012 Moscow 1500 m freestyle

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Although Fiol was initially awarded the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 200 meter butterfly event, he tested positive for stanozolol after the race.^[4] Fiol was stripped of his silver medal and disqualified from participating in the 2016 Olympics by the FINA and was banned for four years to run to 11 July 2019.^[5]

Immediataly after returning to competition in 2019, Fiol tested positive for stanozolol on six separate tests. He was subsequently served with an 8-year competition ban to run to 2027.^[6][7]