Tammy Thomas

Guide Note: Tammy Thomas is a former Olympic Cyclist who is involved in the BALCO Steroids scandal. She competed as a Short-Track Sprinter, and won the 2002 Track Cycling World Cup in that event. Prosecutors have argued that she was a hard core abuser of steroids. She made headlines when an olympic drug tester testified in court that during an unannounced visit, she appeared to interrupt Miss Thomas while she was shaving her face. Her lawyers have argued that she is simply the latest victim of a trend by prosecutors to target elite athletes. The case is considered by many legal experts as a preview of what may lie ahead for Barry Bonds and his similar perjury case.

On April 5th, 2008 a jury found that she was guilty of three perjury counts and one count of obstruction of justice. She will be sentenced on July 18, 2008.

Fast Facts:

1. Former Short-Track Sprinter
2. Won 2002 Sprint Final at Track Cycling World Cup
3. Olympic officials found elevated testosterone in her urine
4. 2002: Tested positive for Norobolethone
5. Found guilty of obstruction of justice and three counts of perjury for lying to a grand jury investigating the BALCO steroids scandal
6. Reportedly admitted to a doctor to having used performance-enhancing drugs
7. Dr. Margaret Weirman has testified that Thomas had chest hair, deep voice and a full beard during her steroid use
8. The Lawyer for Barry Bonds had been seen at the pre-trial as a spectator

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Tammy Thomas News

• New York Times: Thomas is found guilty in first trial linked to Balco Case (April 5,2008)
  • Thomas’s trial had been closely watched by lawyers for Barry Bonds and the former track coach Trevor Graham, who await trials for being suspected of making false statements in connection with the Balco investigation.
• MercuryNews.com: Cyclist found guilty of Lying (April 05, 2008)
  • After more than a day of deliberations, the jury found Thomas, 38, guilty on three counts of making false statements to a federal grand jury in November 2003.
• SFGate: Cyclist appeared to be shaving face, drug tester tells jury (March, 27, 2008)
  • On Monday, a Colorado endocrinologist who examined Thomas in 2000 said the cyclist's use of the steroid depo-testosterone had caused "severe virilization."
• Associated Press: Chemist says he gave steroids to Thomas (March 27, 2008)
  • The chemist who created some of the steroids at the heart of a sports doping scandal testified Tuesday that he supplied the substances to cyclist Tammy Thomas, then helped her craft a bogus explanation to cover up her drug use.
• MercuryNews.com: Opening statements given in cyclist's BALCO trial (March 25, 2008)
  • "All she had to do was tell the truth," Parrella told the jury. "Tammy Thomas did not tell the truth before that grand jury."
• Los Angeles Times: A possible Balco Blueprint (March 23, 2008)
  • Thus it's no accident that among the spectators at a pretrial hearing earlier this year was an attorney for slugger Barry Bonds, who also is accused of giving false testimony to the BALCO grand jury.
• ESPN.com: BALCO Chemist becomes witness for the prosecution against former client (March 25, 2008)
• ESPN.com: Feds Indict cyclist Tammy Thomas in Steroid Probe (December 14, 2006)
• SF Gate: Thomas found guilty of lying in BALCO probe (April 5, 2008)
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Tammy Thomas Blogs and Commentaries

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• Bicycle Blog: Tuesday testimony: Tammy Thomas took tonic - Bicycle Blog (March 26, 2008)
• Steroid Nation: She may win or lose by a whisker: Tammy Thomas on trial (March 23, 2008)
• MesoRX: Steroid Chemist Patrick Arnold Testifies in Tammy Thomas Doping Case (March 25, 2008)

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