Melissa Myerscough née Price (born 5 September 1979) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

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She finished twelfth at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

. At the 2003 American championships she tested positive for the banned substance tetrahydrogestrinone

Tetrahydrogestrinone

Tetrahydrogestrinone is an anabolic steroid developed by Patrick Arnold. It has affinity to the androgen receptor and the progesterone receptor, but not to the estrogen receptor...

 (THG), and was disqualified from her gold medal. She was suspended by the IAAF from April 2004 to April 2006.

Her personal best throw was 67.59 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Lincoln.

She is married to Carl Myerscough

Carl Myerscough

Carl Myerscough is an English athlete. He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2006....

, who also has been found guilty of doping.

Achievements

Representing the
2001	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada was held on Tuesday August 7, 2001. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes...	Edmonton, Canada	12th	61.57 m
	Universiade Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade At the 2001 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country, China, took the most gold medals and the most medals overall . The United States were a close...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China	13th	61.06 m Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw competition at the 2001 Summer Universiade took place on August 28 and August 30, 2001 in Beijing, PR China.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Qualification:...
2003	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw These are the official results of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Thursday 28 August 2003.-Medalists:-Schedule:...	Paris, France	—	DSQ