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Descent of a Champion

1997: Announces himself as a force in kayaking when he comes second to Olympics Gold medallist Clint Robinson in the K1 1000m race at the Australian Sprint Championships.

1998: Baggaley beats Robinson to become Australian 1000m champion, ending Robinson’s seven-year title reign.

2000: Baggaley is selected for the Sydney 2000 Olympics in the K1 500m event but loses to Bulgarian Petar Merkov, a suspected drug cheat.

2001: Cleo Bachelor of the year finalist.

2002: Wins the first of three consecutive world championships in the K1 500m race at Seville, Spain.

2004: Wins two silvers in the K1 500m and K2 500m (with Clint Robinson) at the Athens Olympics.

2005: Test positive to steroids, which he blames on drinking from a bottle of juice owned by his brother Dru.

2006: Suspended for 15 months by the Court of Arbitration and Sport, who accept his excuse.

2007: The suspension increased to two years as Baggaley prepares for the 2008 Olympics.

2009: Nathan and Dru receive jail sentences for a pill-making operation.

2015: Jailed again for two years for multiple drug offences.

2018: Arrested along with brother Dru and boat driver Anthony Draper for his involvement in a plot to import $200 million worth of cocaine into Australia.

2021: Found guilty of his involvement in the plot, alongside Dru. 

 

 

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