Former Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery received a 46-month federal prison sentence Friday for his involvement in a check fraud scheme.

The sentence was issued by U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, N.Y.

Montgomery, who won a gold medal in the 400 relay at the 2000 Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics, entered a guilty plea April 2007 to bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud charges.

I am very troubled that up until today he has not accepted responsibility, The (Norfolk, Va.) Virginian-Pilot reported Karas saying in court at sentencing.

Also involved in the scheme was former women's gold medal sprinter Marion Jones, who is serving a six-month prison sentence after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs.

Montgomery and Jones -- who were once called the fastest humans in their respective genders -- have been stripped of their gold medals.

Montgomery faces unrelated heroin distribution charges.

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