NORFOLK, Va. — Former track star Tim Montgomery has pleaded guilty to a federal heroin distribution charge days before he was set to go to trial in Virginia.

Montgomery entered the plea today and faces a minimum of five years in prison.

The Olympic gold medalist and former 100-meter world-record holder was arrested in April and accused of dealing more than 100 grams of heroin. A judge denied bond for Montgomery in May, saying he was a flight risk and a danger to the community.

Montgomery won a gold medal in the 400 relay at the 2000 Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics. He retired in 2005 after he was banned from track and field for doping. All of his performances after March 31, 2001, were wiped from the record books.