nbYekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal.[5]
nb2Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi, Sofia Assefa and Chemos were all elevated one place as a result.[6]
nb2Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004.
nb3Dominique Blake was accidentally given her Olympic medal and she returned it in 2017.[8]
a Original silver medalists, Russia, and 4th place finishers, Belarus, were stripped of their results for doping offenses. Following reallocation, Jamaica were promoted to the silver medal, and Great Britain to the bronze.[9]
b Original silver medalists, Russia, were stripped of their medal for doping offenses. Following reallocation, Jamaica will be promoted to the silver medal, and Ukraine to the bronze.[10]
In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the
heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the
shot put, the
javelin throw, the
high jump, and the
long jump in
track and field: three track events and four field events.
The IOC did not initially decide to regrade the results, as silver medalist
Ekaterini Thanou had herself been subsequently involved in a doping scandal in the run-up to the 2004 Summer Olympics. After two years of deliberation, in late 2009 the IOC decided to upgrade Lawrence and Ottey to silver and bronze respectively, and leave Thanou as a silver medallist, with the gold medal withheld.
^On 10 February 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a four-year ban that effectively stripped of the gold medal of
Mariya Savinova of Russia, based upon her biological passport.
Caster Semenya of South Africa was advanced to gold,
Ekaterina Poistogova of Russia to silver, and
Pamela Jelimo of Kenya to bronze. Poistogova herself was later found guilty of doping, but her Olympic results were unaffected, and the IOC decided to upgrade her medal.
^On 17 August 2015, the
Court of Arbitration for Sport says it approved a settlement agreed to by Turkish athlete
Aslı Çakır Alptekin and the
IAAF. Alptekin has agreed to forfeit her
1500 metres Olympic title and serve an eight-year ban for
blood doping.
12 On 29 March 2017, Turkish athlete
Gamze Bulut was banned for doping and lost her Olympic silver medal.
Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain was advanced to gold, the silver medal was awarded to
Tatyana Tomashova of Russia, and the bronze medal was awarded to
Abeba Aregawi of Ethiopia. Tomashova was earlier found guilty of doping and missed the 2008 Olympics because of that, and was banned after the Olympics for failing another drug test.
3
^"Track and Field Olympians to be Recognized". University Park, Pennsylvania. October 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-14. Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.