Saskia Lang

Saskia Lang
Personal information
Born (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986
Lörrach, Germany
Nationality German / Swiss
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club HC Leipzig
Number 18
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–
TV Grenzach
–2003
ATV Basel
2003–2009
LC Brühl St. Gallen
2009–2011
HSG Blomberg-Lippe
2011–2017
HC Leipzig
2017-2020
Thüringer HC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020
Germany 77 (91)

Saskia Lang (born 19 December 1986) is a German former handball player for Thüringer HC and the German national team.[1][2]

In April 2017 she was tested positive for higenamine, which is on the WADA prohibited list, was detected in a blood and urine sample. In October 2017 it was determined that there was no intention of doping, and therefore she was suspended for only a month.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Saskia Lang". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Urteil der Anti-Doping-Kommission" (in German). German Handball Association. 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Dopingfall: Geringe Spur von Higenamin bei Saskia Lang gefunden" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 21 June 2017.