Trevor Graham

Trevor Graham (born August 20, 1964 ) is a Jamaican- born former track and field athlete and has been a track and field coach in the United States for years .

In 1988 Graham took part in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and was used in the heats of Jamaica's 4 x 400 meter relay . He coached many world-class athletes who won numerous medals at national and international championships, including sprinters Justin Gatlin , Shawn Crawford and Tim Montgomery . He also coached the doped shot putter Cottrell J. Hunter and sprinter Marion Jones , once the wife of Hunter and now married to Montgomery, who said in October 2007 that Graham had received the drug THG.

By August 2006, eleven athletes he supervised had been accused of doping , with some athletes convicted or confessed. The remaining investigations are still ongoing or the blocking proceedings have not yet been completed.

The name Trevor Graham also played a role in the 2003 BALCO affair , which became one of the biggest known doping scandals. Apparently, the athletes supported by Graham had also obtained their doping substances from BALCO.

Trevor Graham had sent the previously undetectable doping substance tetrahydrogestrinone (GHG) to the US national anti-doping agency in 2003 - initially anonymously . After analyzing the substance, it was possible for the first time to convict athletes doped with THG. There is speculation about the reasons why Trevor Graham leaked the substance to the anti-doping agency. It is likely that Graham fell out with those responsible for BALCO.

In November 2006, a criminal investigation was launched against Graham on three counts of false testimony to US Food and Drug Administration investigators as part of the BALCO investigation . At initial hearings, he denied the allegations and charges were brought. On July 15, 2008, the United States Anti-Doping Agency revoked Trevor Graham's trainer license for life. In October 2008, he was sentenced to house arrest and a fine for perjury.

Web links

• Trevor Graham in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

proof

1. ^ "Marion Jones admits the doping lie" , Spiegel Online , October 5, 2007
2. ↑ USADA press release from July 15, 2008 (PDF file): USADA imposes lifetime ban against former track & field coach, Trevor Graham ( memento of the original from January 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link became automatic used and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 143 kB) 
3. ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau of October 22, 2008: Court sentenced Graham to house arrest , accessed on June 18, 2012