The 15 Greatest Sports Cheats of All Time

Posted on June 2, 2009 - 1:51pm by kirstie Everyone cheats at games sometimes. Who hasn't stolen their neighbor's Monopoly money when they weren't looking or stolen a glance at your opponents hand of cards? But cheating isn't just for board games and pick-up sports -- even the pros don't always play nice! Here are a few of the greatest sports cheats of all time.

Rosie Ruiz's Short Journey



In the 1980 Boston Marathon, Rosie Ruiz finished the race in a record 2:31:56.  Or did she?  It turned out that Ruiz, after registering, simply waited in the crowd and then jumped out and pretended to finish the race.  Remember the episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Geoffrey takes a taxi to the finish line of a marathon?  I guess it doesn't only happen on sitcoms!

Tonya Harding Takes A Hit Out On Nancy Kerrigan

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Who could forget this scandal?  During the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Tonya Harding, worried about the possibility of being by Nancy Kerrigan, conspired with her ex-husband and bodyguard to strike Kerrigan in the knee to take her out of the competition.  Talk about fierce competition!

Spanish Paralympians Play A Mean Trick



How's this for cruel?  In 2000, Spain's basketball team in the Paralympics won the gold medal in the "intellectual disability" category -- only they weren't intellectually disabled!  It was revealed that 10 of the 12 athletes had full intellectual abilities.  Wow, you've really got to be heartless to cheat in the Paralympics of all things.

Check out the other 12 stories on this list and the number one cheat here at SoccerLens!