Career
He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2012. In 1999, Myerscough"s record was tarnished when he tested positive for "a cocktail of banned substances" and was subsequently banned from competing for two years, and banned for life from the Olympics. The Olympic ban was subsequently overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and he represented Team Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Myerscough placed 29th in the qualifying rounds and did not progress further.
He has always denied knowingly taking drugs and believed he was a victim of sabotage. Myerscough is married to the American athlete Melissa Price, who was also banned at one time as a result of drug use in connection with the BALCO scandal.
In 2002 he broke the British indoor shot put record and in 2003, the outdoor record. Both records were previously held by Geoff Capes since the late 1970s.
Myerscough has improved his distances since then—his current personal best is 21.92 metres.
Myercough"s nickname is "The Blackpool Tower" in reference to his height of 2.09m/6"10".