Former U.S. Olympian from Georgia tests positive for testosterone
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Posted 6:41PM on Wednesday, February 20, 2002
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - A two-time U.S. Olympic bobsledder was suspended for two years after flunking a drug test for testosterone in an out-of-competition exam at Lake Placid last summer. <br>
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said today that Chip Minton of Lizella, Georgia, tested positive at the Summer Push Championships last July 18. Lizella is located in Bibb County near Macon. <br>
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Minton did not make the U.S. team for the Salt Lake City Games. He competed in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. <br>
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The 32-year-old Minton received the maximum suspension, which took effect February fifth. <br>
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USADA is the independent anti-doping agency for U-S Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic sports.
