Duncan Fuller Atwood (born October 11, 1955, in Seattle, Washington) is a former American athlete who twice won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the Pan American Games: in 1979 and 1987.
Atwood set his personal best (78.92 meters) on August 29, 1987, in Rome, Italy, during the qualification round at the World Championships.
[1] He competed for America at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 11th place.
[2] In August 1985 Atwood tested positive for a prohibited stimulant at a competition in Koblenz, Germany.
He was subsequently banned for life by IAAF for the anti-doping rule violation.