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First Use Of PEDs in 20th Century
In the 1904 Summer Olympics, one of the first times PEDS(Performance Enhancing Drugs) were used in 20th Century happened to be when runner Thomas Hicks collapsed on the track after digesting a mixture of heroin and coccaine before game to help his performance. This was a common practice for many athletes until coccaine and heroin only became used for prescription in the 1920s. -
First Rule Against Doping In Sports
The IAAF ( International Association of Athletics Federation) , the governing body of track and field had become the first sports organization to put a ban against performance enhancing drugs. -
First Athlete to die due to Doping
Danish cyclist Knut Jensen collapsed on the track during the 1960 Olympics. The collapsed fractured his skull and he died as a result of the incident. Doctors later found that Jensenthat Jensen had an amphetimene called Ronicol in his body at the time. -
IOC starts Medical Commission to stop Doping
After Tommy Simpson's death, the International Olympic Committee starts a crackdown on the use of PED's. -
Cylist dies during Tour De France Event due to Doping
Cyclist Tommy Simpson dies during 13th stage of Tour De France. Simpson was one of Britain's most popular cyclists and this event causes sports agencies to start a crack down PEDs. -
First Horse diqualified for use of PEDs during Kentucky Derby
Dancer's Image became the only horse in history of Kentucky Derby to be punished after steroids were found in his urine sample. -
Ben Johnson gets stripped of Gold Medal
Canadian Sprinter Ben Johnson gets stripped of his Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympics after testing positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Johnson would later be banned from life after a second test in 1993. -
MLB bans use of steroids
Major League Baseball commisioner Fay Vincent bans use of steroids. many teams were unaware of this policy as it was put under the rug and not very public. -
Alex Rodriguez admits to steroids use
Alex Rodriguez admits to using banned substances like anabolic steroids during the 2001-2003 seasons. -
Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds both caught lying to federal courts about using steroids.
Baseball legends Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are both caught lying to Federal Judges about using steroids. Both incidents happen within a year and baseball's image would be tainted forever.
