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It\u2019s impossible to write a list about cheating sports stars and not start with Lance Armstrong.<\/p>\n
He was the superstar of cycling, having overcome cancer to win an unprecedented seven Tour de France titles, all the while consistently denying that he had doped. He was an American hero, but he was in for a big fall.<\/p>\n
In 2012, the USADA<\/a> came to the conclusion that Armstrong had used performance-enhancing drugs<\/strong> throughout his career.<\/p>\n The upshot was Armstrong being stripped of all seven Tour de France wins, plus he also received a lifetime ban. Any doubts about his guilt were expelled when he famously confessed on Oprah<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next up, we come to a name you might not have heard of. However, his story from the 1904 Olympics in St Louis is a remarkable one.<\/p>\n Lorz was an entrant in the marathon and managed to be first home, winning the gold medal and having a photograph with Alice Roosevelt.<\/p>\n Lorz didn\u2019t run a particularly fair race, though. In fact, he didn\u2019t run at all for 11 miles<\/strong>, as he was instead carried along the course in a car<\/a>.<\/p>\n It might seem obvious today, but word only spread after the race about how he cheated. He was, of course, later disqualified and the race was awarded to Thomas Hicks.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Ben Johnson is perhaps one of the most famous cheaters of all time, as he cheated to win the blue-ribbon event of athletics: the Olympics\u2019 100m title.<\/p>\n His run in the 1988 Olympic final in Seoul astounded the world, taking nearly half a second from the world record, as he easily ran to victory.<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t take long for the race to become engulfed in controversy though.<\/p>\n It was revealed that one of his samples contained stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid<\/strong>. He was banned for two years and the medal went to Carl Lewis.<\/p>\n Johnson returned but was banned for life in 1993 after testing positive again.<\/p>\n Tom Brady is an all-American boy and an idol to millions of New England Patriots fans around the world.<\/p>\n There was controversy concerning the 2014-15 AFC Championship game between the Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts, though \u2013 a game the Patriots would win 45-7.<\/p>\n The controversy surrounded the balls used, which Brady demanded be slightly deflated, in order to gain an advantage.<\/strong><\/p>\n Subsequently, Brady was fined a massive $1 million, plus he was banned for four games. While Brady is still considered the GOAT by many, the scandal certainly put a black mark against his name.<\/p>\n Boris Onischenko was a competitor in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.<\/p>\n He was one of the favorites for the event, having won a silver medal in the previous Olympics. By the end of the competition, he was disgraced though, due to cheating in the fencing discipline.<\/p>\n But what did he do?<\/p>\n Well, he connected a device to his \u00e9p\u00e9e<\/a>, which allowed him to simply press a button and add a hit to his total.<\/strong> So, he didn\u2019t even have to make contact in order to get a hit.<\/p>\n His plan was undone when the British team noticed he wasn\u2019t getting genuine hits. And after an investigation, he was disqualified.<\/p>\n Sylvester Carmouche\u2019s story is perhaps the most blatant example of cheating on this list, and it is no surprise to find that he was caught almost straightaway.<\/p>\n It occurred at the Delta Downs racetrack in Louisiana, on what was a very foggy day. Carmouche would romp to victory by 24 lengths, but something wasn\u2019t right\u2026<\/p>\n Many of the riders said that they\u2019d never seen Carmouche pass them during the race, and soon the true story came to be known.<\/p>\n Hidden by the fog, Carmouche had stopped near the start, and then re-joined the race once he heard them coming around again.<\/strong><\/p>\n For cheating, he was handed a 10-year ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next, we turn to the world of cricket.<\/p>\n Hansie Cronje was a huge name in South Africa as the captain of their national team and one of the best batsmen in the sport. His reputation was destroyed in 1999 though, when he was recorded offering to fix matches in return for money<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After the recording \u2013 which also implicated three other players \u2013 came to light, Cronje was banned from playing cricket for life.<\/p>\n Despite this, he was still voted the 11th<\/sup> greatest South African<\/a> in 2001. Cronje tragically died in a plane crash a year later, aged just 32.<\/p>\n Tonya Harding\u2019s story is without doubt the most serious on this list, as it\u2019s the only one that led to the injury of an opponent.<\/p>\n Going into the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Harding\u2019s main competitor was Nancy Kerrigan. Kerrigan, however, was attacked after a practice session, forcing her to withdraw.<\/strong><\/p>\n It turned out that the attack was planned by Harding (although she denies this), along with three others \u2013 including Shane Stant, the man who carried out the attack.<\/p>\n Harding was sentenced to three years of probation, 500 hours of community service and given a huge fine. She was banned from USFSA events for life.<\/p>\n This entry is the only one on the list that didn\u2019t see the athlete in question punished even though there is proof.<\/p>\n Video evidence proves that Diego Maradona definitely broke the rules in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England:<\/p>\n2. Fred Lorz – Marathon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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3. Ben Johnson – Athletics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4. Tom Brady – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. Boris Onischenko – Fencing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
6. Sylvester Carmouche – Horse Racing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
7. Hansie Cronje – Cricket<\/strong><\/h2>\n
8. Tonya Harding – Figure Skating<\/strong><\/h2>\n
9. Diego Maradona – Soccer<\/strong><\/h2>\n