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First Athlete to Die in Olympic Competition Due to Doping
Danish Cyclist, Knud Jensen, dies on August 26th, 1960 at the Summer Olympics in Rome during the 100km team time trial race. He collapsed and fractured his skull, which was orginally the reasoning of why he died. His autopsy, however, revealed traces of an amphetamine called Ronicol. -
Cyclist on Amphetamines Becomes First Death Due to Doping in the Tour de France
British cyclist Tommy Simpson dies during the 13th stage of the Tour de France on July 13th, 1967. He died from consuming excess amounts of amphetamines and alcohol to combat an illness he was dealing with while racing. -
International Olympic Committee Establishes Medical Commission to Fight Doping
The IOC establishes the Medical Commission to fight against doping in sports. The Commission follows three distinct principles:- Protection of the health of athletes
- Respect for medical and sport ethics
- Equality for all competing athletes
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First Drug Testing at Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee began drug testing
at the WInter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France and the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, both in 1968. The tests searched for narcotic analgesics and stimulants. -
First Olympic Athlete Disqualified for Doping Violation
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a member of the Swedish modern pentathlon team, was disqualified from the olympic games and had his bronze medal stripped for testing positive for excessive alcohol. He is the first olympic athlete to be disqualified from the Olympic Games. -
Anabolic Steroids Added to IOC's Banned Substances List
Anabolic steroids are added to the IOC's list of banned substances due to a test that is developed that is considered very reliable. -
ben Johnson Stripped of Gold Medal after Positive Drug Test
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea after testing positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. -
President Reagan Signs Act Outlawing Non-Medical Steroid Sales
President Ronald Reagan signs the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, outlawing the sale of steroids for non-medical purposes, as part of his War on Drugs program. -
Congress Passes Anabolic Steroids Control Act
Congress passes the Anabolic Steroids Control Actwhich places steroids in the same legal class as amphetamines, methamphetamines, opium, and morphine. -
Major League Baseball Bans Steroids
MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent sends out a memo to all of the major league teams stating that the possession, sale or use of any illegal drug or controlled substance, including steroids, is strictly prohibited.
