Simon Vroemen

Simon Frans Vroemen (born 11 May 1969 in Delft, South Holland) is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.

In July 2007, a year after his decision to quit the sport, Vroemen returned on the track at the Dutch National Championships.

On 11 June 2008, at the age of 39, he won a race in Cottbus in 8:12.50, setting the third-best time of the year in the world and qualifying him for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

He contested the outcome based on scientific evidence that his (legal) anti-asthma medication caused the test to report false positives.

More than 1.5 years after the test and the missed opportunity to run at the Olympics, the Sports Court released Vroemen of the doping charges, based on scientific evidence that the allowed asthma medication triggered the test.