Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya competed in the women's 800 meters.  Caster is from South Africa.
Caster Semenya of South Africa competed in the women's 800 Meters Semi-Final during the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.  Caster Semenya is facing accusations that she is actually a man.

Caster Semenya's best time in the 800 meters is 1:56:72 milliseconds.  Semenya has a strong physical build and has slight facial hair.  The IAAF is aware of widespread accusations that 'she may actually be a he', and is conducting genetic screening to test for gender.

Other female athletes have been dogged by accusations that they are concealing their true identity. The most famous case was the Polish runner Stella Walsh, who won Olympic gold in both the 1932 and 1936 Olympics. She was found, after her death, to posses male genitalia.

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