Unveil the shocking truth behind East Germany's state-sponsored doping during the Cold War era! Explore the dark secrets, the toll on athletes, and the endur...
The only difference is that it was state sponsor and actually had scientists and doctors monitor it for the best results. Remember steroids in the United States weren't illegal without a prescription till after the Ben Johnson scandal. While doping overshadows the soviet's Olympic program. They did do a lot in progressing sports science and training. This is from many factors including keeping meticulous training records of athletes and having their youth training in many different sports before actually specializing them in one sport till they were about 18. Also the Soviet system of allowing athletes basically just focus on their sport instead of having to balance it with a job helped a lot too.
Somewhere Frank Shorter is *still* seething. Seriously, he's more upset over his marathon loss to Waldemar Cierpinski, that he talks more about it than his Gold Medal in Munich.
Also, the 1976 Olympics are the only one where the host country (Cananda) didn't win a single gold medal.
Just to clarify, that article shows that Evelyn Ashford accused at least two of her gold medal-winning teammates in 1988, seemingly meaning (of the seven) Flo-Jo and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, of using steroids. Ashford herself was never implicated in steroid use. She was testifying before Congress. There is also this piece of information: "Biden, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced legislation that would make the distribution of steroids by mail a crime."
The only difference is that it was state sponsor and actually had scientists and doctors monitor it for the best results. Remember steroids in the United States weren't illegal without a prescription till after the Ben Johnson scandal. While doping overshadows the soviet's Olympic program. They did do a lot in progressing sports science and training. This is from many factors including keeping meticulous training records of athletes and having their youth training in many different sports before actually specializing them in one sport till they were about 18. Also the Soviet system of allowing athletes basically just focus on their sport instead of having to balance it with a job helped a lot too.
This is why Coe and Ovett's victories in Moscow should not be underestimated. They were facing juiced up monsters behind the iron curtain, just like in Prague in 78. Straub was probably in sub 3:30 shape that day. Maybe Kirov in 1:43 flat shape too.
Also, the 1976 Olympics are the only one where the host country (Cananda) didn't win a single gold medal.
Not true, the same thing happened at the 1988 Winter Olympics... also held in Canada. :(
I stand corrected. Was given this info when I toured the Olymlic stadium in Montreal. Likely before 1988...but still, Canadians more than make up for it by being polite and decent.
Somewhere Frank Shorter is *still* seething. Seriously, he's more upset over his marathon loss to Waldemar Cierpinski, that he talks more about it than his Gold Medal in Munich.
Also, the 1976 Olympics are the only one where the host country (Cananda) didn't win a single gold medal.
Its a shame that Shorter didn't get his second gold medal. The person who got screwed the most was Don Kardong who finished 4th and just missed a medal.