Alysia Montaño upgraded to Olympic bronze medalist from 2012
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 22, 2026, 6:03 PM
Last updated Jun 22, 2026
Alysia Montaño has been officially upgraded to the bronze medalist in the women's 800m at the 2012 Olympics after Yekaterina Guliyev, the former silver medalist, was disqualified due to a doping ban. The announcement comes following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that retroactively annulled Guliyev's results from 2012 to 2014. Montaño, who initially finished fifth in the 800m final, plans to receive her medal at a ceremony during the LA28 Games. This change also reallocates medals from previous doping cases involving Russian athletes, further affecting the medal tally from those games.
- •Montaño finishes fifth in the 2012 Olympic 800m final.
- •Guliyev's results were annulled due to doping violations.
- •The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Guliyev's case in March 2024.
- •Montaño previously received upgrades from other competitions due to doping sanctions.
- •She aims to accept her medal at the LA28 Games.
- 6:03 PMYahoo Sports — Alysia Montaño upgraded to Olympic bronze medalist, 14 years after the race
"Alysia Montaño will receive an Olympic bronze medal after a Russian was retroactively disqualified.
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