In June 2021, Shelby Houlihan’s world turned upside down. A four-year suspension. A doping ban. A fight she swore she didn’t deserve, but lost, anyway. The American record holder tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and was handed a ban that wiped out her career overnight. Houlihan blamed contaminated pork from a burrito she ate the night before her test, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her suspension. Now, in 2025, she’s back. And in her first major championship since returning, she’s already done what she never could before win a global medal. A silver in the 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships. The comeback has started, but it hasn’t been easy and Shelby Houlihan has let the world know!
Fear, not anger, fueled Shelby Houlihan’s fight. She trained through a four-year ban, no sponsor, no races—just uncertainty. Quitting crossed her mind, but regret scared her more. “I’m glad I didn’t [quit],” she admitted to Lets Run.com . “It was not easy… but I’m proud that I did.”
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