Andreea Madalina Răducan (born September 30, 1983) is a gymnast from Bîrlad, Romania. She competed in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning gold in the team event and silver on the vault. Her gold obtained in the women's individual all-around was removed after she tested positive for pseudoephedrine, a banned drug. The previous night, the 16-year old had taken Nurofen, a common over-the-counter medicine, to help treat a fever. The Romanian team doctor who gave her the drug in two cold medicine pills was expelled from the Games and suspended through the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The gold medal was awarded to Răducan's teammate Simona Amânar, the silver medalist. Răducan was allowed to keep her other medals, as her drug tests after those events were normal. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gymnasts are people who participate in the sport of gymnastics. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 10 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus (see lists below). ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Pseudoephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a decongestant. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Simona Amânar (born October 7, 1979 in Constanţa) is a Romanian gymnast. ...

Andreea also was a member of the gold medal-winning Romanian teams at the World Championships in 1999 and 2001. Her other Worlds medals include golds on the floor exercise (2001, 1999) and balance beam (2001); silver on beam (1999), bronze in the all-around (2001) and vault (2001). In 2001 she nearly swept the International Romanian Championships, winning gold medals on every event except the uneven bars. She was the Romanian National Champion in 2000. Raducan retired from gymnastics in late 2002.

Despite the controversy, Răducan is still seen as a positive and even sympathetic figure. She is currently a sports announcer in Romania.

External Link

Text of CAS Decision on Raducan (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/gymnastics/news/2000/09/27/raducan_text_ap/)