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Born | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6'3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Carlile [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Upton (born 1975) [2] is an Australian retired swimmer who won three medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in 1995, 1997, and 1998. [3]
In 1998, he was suspended from competitions for three months and lost $8,200 in fines and cancelled funding after a positive test for probenecid. The drug was prescribed to him by a doctor against the flu, but can also be used to mask steroids. [1] [4]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6'3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Carlile [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Upton (born 1975) [2] is an Australian retired swimmer who won three medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in 1995, 1997, and 1998. [3]
In 1998, he was suspended from competitions for three months and lost $8,200 in fines and cancelled funding after a positive test for probenecid. The drug was prescribed to him by a doctor against the flu, but can also be used to mask steroids. [1] [4]