2012 Olympic 400m silver medalist Luguerin Santos was suspended for three years for appearing overage at the 2012 World Junior Championships, where he won the 400m.
His suspension will last until March 10, 2026.
Santos, now 31, admitted in 2012 that he competed in a passport with a false date of birth. Athletic Integrity Unit (AIU).
The paper stated that he was born on November 12, 1993, but he was actually born on November 12, 1992. He competed in the 2012 World Juniors, a competition for athletes aged 18 or 19, on December 31, 2012.
According to the AIU, Santos used a false date of birth from 2010 to 2017. The AIU said it was instructed by Dominican authorities to use a passport with a fake date of birth for competitions and a real passport for all other purposes.
Santos was stripped of his 2012 world junior title, but his Olympic silver medal that year was unaffected.
“Unlike sanctions for doping violations, there were no 2012 regulations providing for disqualification of future performance in the case of age-based qualification.Therefore, there is no basis for revoking Olympic performance, as it It is not an age-based competition, and it is not an age-based competition.” There, violations were committed,” AIU Director Brett Crothier said in a press release.
When Santos crossed the finish line in London, he became the youngest Olympic men’s 400m medalist in history with a fake date of birth. According to Olympedia.org, 1988 Olympic champion Steve Lewis of Great Britain remains the youngest medalist in the men’s 400 meters because Santos’ date of birth is correct.
At the 2012 World Juniors, American Arman Hall was the first silver medalist after Santos. Officials did not say whether Hall would be promoted to champion.
Santos ran from the first round to the final as part of the Dominican Republic’s mixed 4x400m team that won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
His last individual World Championship appearance was at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.