History of Drugs in Sport

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    Gladiators use stimulants

    Gladiators consume hallucinogens and stimulants to avoid fatigue and injury and to improve their intensity during competitions and chariot races
  • 1886

    In1886 a welsh cycleyest died after drinking a blend mix of cocain,cafine and strychine
  • pelissier brothers

    In 1924 the Plissier brothers came out and said to the press that they took a blend mix of cocain, chlooform,asprin,and horse ointmet in this year the tour of france was abbanod.
  • Weight of shotputters increased

    The weight of shotputters increased by 14% due to Anabolic Steroids. There were few who were not taking steroids
  • arnnold schwarzenegger

    arnold used anobolc steriods in 1956-1972
  • East German swim team doping

    East German womans swim team found doping
  • dope testing in weightlifting

    weightlifting was a subjetc of dope tesing
  • world championships disqualifications

    in 1970 world championships several tests were enderway which resulted in disqualififcations of high profile athletes.
  • Iloha Slupianek - Anabolic Steroids

    Tested positive to anabolic stoerids at the european cup in helskini.
  • US Discus thrower - anabolic steroids

    Discus throwere, Ben Plucknett tested positive for anabolic steroids. Lost his world record title and was the first athlete to be disqualified by International association of athletics/
  • The Case of Diego Maradona

    Famous Argentinian footballer suspended for 15 moths after testing positive to cocaine.
  • Rodney Howe banned

    Rodney Howe from the Melbourne Storm is given 22 weeks (maximum penalty) for using the banned steroid stanozolol.
  • Adam MacDougall - Suspended

    Suspened Newcastle winger Adam MacDougall has challeneged the right of Canterbury club doctor Hugh Hazard to rule on his application to use a banned substance ( an anabolic agent ) when he resumes playing.
  • Motorsport drug testing started

    Since then around 350 competitions have been tested
  • Kevin McGuinness ad Craig Field Suspened

    Tigers face ban: Wests Tigers players Kevin McGuiness and Craig Filed have been suspended for 6 months for taking recreational drugs.
  • doping violations in athens

    in the athens olympics doping vialations ocurred with 11 lifters amoung 26 games were disqualified and thrown out of the olypics
  • Andrew Johns Ecstasy

    Andrew Johns ( Newcaslte Knights ), after being caught in the U.K. with ecxtasy tablets, has reavealed that he has been taking drugs throughout his 12 year career.