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At the [[2002 Winter Paralympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]] Oelsner won gold in the [[Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics|7.5 km biathlon]] and the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics|5 km classic cross-country]].<ref name="FAZ">{{cite news|url=http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/paralympics-der-mit-dem-ski-schlaeft-thomas-oelsner-150304.html|title=Paralympics Der mit dem Ski schläft: Thomas Oelsner|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine|language=German|date=11 March 2002|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> However, he would went on to become the first athlete to be sent home from a Winter Paralympic Games for failing a drug test when he tested positive for the steroid [[metenolone|methenolone]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/paralympics/newsid_1870000/1870076.stm|title=Gold medallist fails drugs test|publisher=BBC News|date=13 March 2002|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3020022/Sports-Round-up.html|title=Sports Round-up|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|work=The Telegraph|date=13 March 2002|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> He was suspended prior to the 10 km cross-country event and subsequently stripped of the two gold medals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/paralympics-thomas-oelsner-war-bei-biathlon-sieg-gedopt-150078.html|title=Paralympics Thomas Oelsner war bei Biathlon-Sieg gedopt|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine|language=German|date=12 March 2002|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2710&dat=20020314&id=y2g5AAAAIBAJ&sjid=USkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=923,2308834|title=Vancouver's Scott Patterson wins bronze at Paralympics|work=Oxford Review|page=11|date=14 March 2002|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | WSV Oberhof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Oelsner (born 19 June 1970)[1] is a retired German Paralympic Nordic skier who won multiple gold medals throughout his career. He was the first person to fail a drugs test at the Winter Paralympic Games and was stripped of two gold medals. After he served his ban he returned to competitive skiing and participated in the 2006 and 2010 Games.
Biography
Oelsner was born on 19 June 1970 and is currently an advertising salesman. In 1991 he was injured in a motorcycle accident which left him with a paralysed left arm. He entered the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer as a LW6 class competitor in the biathlon and cross-country skiing.[1] Oelsner's first games were a success, winning three golds and two silvers. At the following Games in Nagano he won two golds and two silvers.
Failed drugs test
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City Oelsner won gold in the 7.5 km biathlon and the 5 km classic cross-country.[2] However, he would went on to become the first athlete to be sent home from a Winter Paralympic Games for failing a drug test when he tested positive for the steroid methenolone.[3][4] He was suspended prior to the 10 km cross-country event and subsequently stripped of the two gold medals.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Name: Thomas Oelsner" (in German). Verein zur Förderung des nordischen Behinderten-Skilaufs Deutschland. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics Der mit dem Ski schläft: Thomas Oelsner". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). 11 March 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Gold medallist fails drugs test". BBC News. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Sports Round-up". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics Thomas Oelsner war bei Biathlon-Sieg gedopt". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). 12 March 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Vancouver's Scott Patterson wins bronze at Paralympics". Oxford Review. 14 March 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
