In May 2009 Devetzi refused to submit to doping control.
Failing to submit sample equals a positive test, and she was subsequently handed a two-year doping ban.

In 2016, samples given by Devetzi in August 2007 were retested revealing stanozolol.
 Her subsequent results (for the next four years), covering the time until her retirement, were annulled, including the 2008 Olympic bronze medal.
Her 2007 World Championship bronze medal was also annulled.

On 17 November 2016 the IOC disqualified Devetzi from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped her Olympic bronze medal and struck her long jump and triple jump results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of her doping sample from 2008.
In May 2009 Devetzi refused to submit to doping control. Failing to submit sample equals a positive test, and she was subsequently handed a two-year doping ban.
In 2016, samples given by Devetzi in August 2007 were retested revealing stanozolol.  Her subsequent results (for the next four years), covering the time until her retirement, were annulled, including the 2008 Olympic bronze medal. Her 2007 World Championship bronze medal was also annulled.
On 17 November 2016 the IOC disqualified Devetzi from the 2008 Olympic Games, stripped her Olympic bronze medal and struck her long jump and triple jump results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of her doping sample from 2008.
Hrysopiyi Devetzi