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Arthur Linton
24 year old, Welsh cyclist Arthur Linton dies during a race from Bordeaux to Paris, although drugs were not linked to his death it is believed that he had taken trimethyl, a stimulant. -
Developement of anabolic steroids
1935- German scientists, led by chemist Adolf Butenandt, develop anabolic steroids as a way to treat testosterone deficiency. -
Weightlifting Testosterone Injections
John Ziegler, a U.S weightlifting doctor begins work on creating a product with the muscle-building benefits of testosterone without many severe side effects. -
Dianabol is released
Ziegler's anabolic steroid, methandrostenolone is released by Ciba Pharmaceuticals under the name Dianabol. -
Kornelia Ender
She was the first woman to win 4 gold and break 4 world records in Olympics history. She had shown syptoms of steroid use and the validation of her achievements was doubted. -
Johnson and Lewis
The rivalry between sprinters Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson comes to a head when Johnson posts a record-smashing time of 9.79 seconds in the 100 meters at the Seoul Olympics, setting the new record. Johnson's time was deleted from record books and his gold medal stripped after the anabolic steroid Stanozol is detected in his urine sample. -
The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
U.S Congress pass the Anabolic Steroids Control Act which classifies steroids as a schedule III controlled substance, for which trafficking is now a felony, not a misdemeanor. -
Lyle Alzado
NFL defensive end Lyle Alzado dies of brain cancer on May 14. The 43-year-old two-time All-Pro believed his disease was the result of more than two decades of steroid and HGH use. -
Michelle Smith
Suspicions surrounding Michelle Smith's quick rise to athletic stardom are further fueled when the Irish swimmer, who won three gold and a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, misses several drug tests. It was believed that she had taken anabolic steroids. -
WADA is formed
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an independent agency, is formed through the IOC. -
Bill Romanowski
Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski admits to using steroids obtained through Conte. -
Jose Canseco
Jose Canseco's releases multiple books on performance enhancing drugs. In these, the retired outfielder speaks of his own rampant steroid use starting at age 20 and of alleged use by home run kings Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. -
Floyd Landis
On July 23 Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France. Landis moves up eight places in the final three days of the race, his race was known as one of the best of all time. Landis's Phonak team confirms that he has tested positive for high levels of testosterone. Landis contends that he won "fair and square." -
Marion Jones
On December 12 the International Olympic Committee strips Marion Jones of the five medals she won in Sydney. In October, Jones had admitted using BALCO's designer steroid "the Clear" from 2001 to '02. -
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong has admitted his seven Tour de France titles were fuelled by an array of drugs, reversing years of denials in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. -
Ken Caminiti
Ken Caminiti, who retired from baseball after the 2001 season, admits that he was using steroids when he won the 1996 National League MVP award.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 41 on October 10th. -
1998 Tour de France
There is a major drugs scandal at the 1998 Tour de France when the Festina team is ejected from competition following team director Bruno Roussel's confession that he oversaw the provision of his team with performance-enhancing drugs. Another six of the 21 teams voluntarily drop out of the Tour, citing unfair police tactics and mistreatment of participants. Over three weeks the initial field of 189 cyclists is reduced to fewer than 100.
