Timeline: Human Enhancements- Steriods | Timetoast

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Roman Gladiators Use Stimulants and Hallucinogens to Prevent Fatigue and Injury

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Sep 13, 776

Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs

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this was actually 776 bc but it wouldnt let me do bc
Dec 13, 1890

French Cyclists and Lacrosse Players Drink Wine and Coca Leaves to Fight Fatigue and Hunger

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Period: Aug 31, 1904 to Feb 16, 1920

Performance Enhancing Drugs Used in the Modern Olympic Games

In 1904 Olympics marathon runner, Thomas Hicks, was using a mixture of brandy and strychnine [a stimulant that is fatal in high doses] and nearly died. Mixtures of strychnine, heroin, cocaine, and caffeine were used widely by athletes and each coach or team developed its own unique secret formulae
Sep 13, 1928

First Rule Against Doping in Sports

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Sep 13, 1940

Nazis Test Steroids on Prisoners and Hitler

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Sep 13, 1945

Soldiers Use Amphetamines During WWII

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Sep 13, 1950

Athletes Begin Taking Amphetamines Used by Soldiers in WWII

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Sep 13, 1958

FDA Approves First Anabolic Steroid for Sale in US

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Aug 26, 1960

First Athlete to Die in Olympic Competition Due to Doping

First Olympic Athlete to Die in Olympic Competition Due to Doping
Jul 13, 1967

Cyclist on Amphetamines Is First Tour de France Doping Death

Cyclist on Amphetamines Is First Tour de France Doping Death
Feb 10, 1968

First Drug Testing at Olympic Games

First Drug Testing at Olympic Games First Drug Testing at Olympic Games
May 4, 1968

First Horse Disqualified from Kentucky Derby for Banned Substance

First Horse Disqualified from Kentucky Derby for Banned Substance
Sep 27, 1988

Ben Johnson Stripped of Gold Medal after Positive Drug Test

Ben Johnson Stripped of Gold Medal after Positive Drug Test
Nov 18, 1988

President Reagan Signs Act Outlawing Non-Medical Steroid Sales

President Reagan Signs Act Outlawing Non-Medical Steroid Sales
Oct 5, 1990

Congress Passes Anabolic Steroids Control Act

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Jun 7, 1991

Major League Baseball Bans Steroids

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Dec 2, 1991

Former East German Swimming Coaches Admit to Two Decades of Doping

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May 14, 1992

Former NFL Player Dies of Brain Cancer after Using Steroids and HGH for Two Decades

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Dec 15, 1994

First British Female to Test Positive for PEDs Receives Four Year Ban

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May 15, 1997

Bud Selig Issues Memo Repeating the MLB Ban on Steroids

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Nov 10, 1999

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Is Established

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Jan 19, 2006

First NHL Player to Test Positive for Banned Substance Suspended from International Competition But Not from NHL

First NHL Player to Test Positive for Banned Substance Suspended from International Competition But Not from NHL
Feb 9, 2006

US Skeleton Racer Banned for Use of Hair Growth Medicine on the Eve of the Winter Olympics

US Skeleton Racer Banned for Use of Hair Growth Medicine on the Eve of the Winter Olympics
Period: Jul 23, 2006 to Sep 20, 2007

Floyd Landis Wins the Tour de France But Loses Title When He Tests Positive for Elevated Testosterone Levels

Floyd Landis Wins the Tour de France But Loses Title When He Tests Positive for Elevated Testosterone Levels
Dec 29, 2006

President Bush Signs a Law Banning Gene Doping in Sports

President Bush Signs a Law Banning Gene Doping in Sports
Jan 24, 2007

Jan. 24, 2007 - NFL Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policies

Jan. 24, 2007 - NFL Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policies
Jun 25, 2007

WWE Wrestler Commits Murder/Suicide after Injecting Steroids

WWE Wrestler Commits Murder/Suicide after Injecting Steroids
Aug 7, 2007

Barry Bonds Hits Record 756th Home Run Amid Speculation of Steroid Use

Barry Bonds Hits Record 756th Home Run Amid Speculation of Steroid Use
Sep 24, 2007

DEA Announces Largest Steroid Bust in US History

DEA Announces Largest Steroid Bust in US History
Oct 5, 2007

Track Star Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use During 2000 Olympics

Track Star Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use During 2000 Olympics
Nov 1, 2007

German Athletes and Their Children Suffer Health Problems 40 Years after Doping

German Athletes and Their Children Suffer Health Problems 40 Years after Doping
Nov 1, 2007

Tennis Player Martina Hingis Retires from Tennis after Testing Positive for Cocaine

Tennis Player Martina Hingis Retires from Tennis after Testing Positive for Cocaine
Nov 15, 2007

Barry Bonds Indicted by Grand Jury for Lying about Steroid Use

Barry Bonds Indicted by Grand Jury for Lying about Steroid Use
Dec 13, 2007

Former Senator George Mitchell Reports Widespread Use of Steroids in Baseball

Former Senator George Mitchell Reports Widespread Use of Steroids in Baseball
Jan 11, 2008

Track Star Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Track Star Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
Jan 26, 2008

All Russian Rowing Officials Banned from Competition for One Year

All Russian Rowing Officials Banned from Competition for One Year
Feb 12, 2008

World Series Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens Denies Allegations That He Took HGH and Testosterone

World Series Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens Denies Allegations That He Took HGH and Testosterone
Apr 10, 2008

IOC Rules Teammates of Marion Jones Must Return Olympic Medals

IOC Rules Teammates of Marion Jones Must Return Olympic Medals
Jul 31, 2008

Seven Russians Caught Doping Prior to Beijing Olympics

Seven Russians Caught Doping Prior to Beijing Olympics
Sep 5, 2008

Steroids Banned at the Kentucky Derby

Steroids Banned at the Kentucky Derby
Oct 16, 2008

First Doping Suspensions in History of Major League Soccer

First Doping Suspensions in History of Major League Soccer
Dec 2, 2008

Six NFL Players Suspended for Taking Steroid Masking Agent

Six NFL Players Suspended for Taking Steroid Masking Agent
Dec 8, 2008

NASCAR Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policy

NASCAR Announces Stricter Anti-Doping Policy
Jan 31, 2009

US Swimmer Michael Phelps Caught Smoking Marijuana and Suspended for Three Months

US Swimmer Michael Phelps Caught Smoking Marijuana and Suspended for Three Months
Feb 7, 2009

NY Yankees' Third Baseman Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003

NY Yankees' Third Baseman Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
Mar 24, 2009

Soccer Federations Reject WADA's Stricter Drug Testing Policies

Soccer Federations Reject WADA's Stricter Drug Testing Policies
Period: Mar 28, 2009 to Aug 6, 2009

French Tennis Player Blames Positive Cocaine Test on a Girl He Kissed at a Night Club

French Tennis Player Blames Positive Cocaine Test on a Girl He Kissed at a Night Club
Apr 17, 2009

US Cyclist Tyler Hamilton Announces His Retirement After Testing Positive for Steroid DHEA

US Cyclist Tyler Hamilton Announces His Retirement After Testing Positive for Steroid DHEA
May 2, 2009

Winner of the Kentucky Derby Is Tested for Steroids for the First Time

Winner of the Kentucky Derby Is Tested for Steroids for the First Time
May 4, 2009

US Swimmer's Two-Year Doping Suspension Cut to One Year Due to Circumstances

US Swimmer's Two-Year Doping Suspension Cut to One Year Due to Circumstances
May 7, 2009

LA Dodger Manny Ramirez Suspended for 50 Games

LA Dodger Manny Ramirez Suspended for 50 Games
Jul 30, 2009

Two Players from the Red Sox 2004 and 2007 World Series Teams Tested Positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs in 2003

Two Players from the Red Sox 2004 and 2007 World Series Teams Tested Positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs in 2003
Aug 6, 2009

NBA Player Rashard Lewis Receives 10 Game Suspension for Banned Substance

NBA Player Rashard Lewis Receives 10 Game Suspension for Banned Substance
Jan 7, 2010

Boxers Walk Away from $25 Million Each in Disagreement over Drug Testing Procedures

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Jan 11, 2010

Mark McGwire Admits to Using Steroids During His Baseball Career

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May 19, 2010

Floyd Landis Admits to Doping for Most of His Career

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Aug 19, 2010

Roger Clemens Indicted on Charges of Lying to Congress about Using Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Mar 21, 2011

Barry Bonds Found Guilty on One Count of Obstruction of Justice in Steroids and HGH Case

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Apr 8, 2011

Manny Ramirez Retires after Failing Another Drug Test

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Jul 16, 2011

North Korean Soccer Players Reportedly Struck by Lightning, Treated with Deer Musk, and Tested Positive for Steroids

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Aug 4, 2011

NFL to Become First Major American Sports League to Conduct Blood Tests

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Aug 18, 2011

First Professional Athlete in the US to Test Positive for HGH Is Suspended for 50 Games

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Feb 3, 2012

Two-Year Doping Investigation of Cyclist Lance Armstrong Ends with No Charges

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Feb 6, 2012

2010 Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador Found Guilty of Doping and Stripped of Title

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Feb 23, 2012

Ryan Braun Becomes First Professional Baseball Player to Successfully Appeal a Positive Drug Test

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Aug 23, 2012

Lance Armstrong Stripped of His Seven Tour de France Titles After Declining to Fight Doping Charges

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Aug 5, 2013

Alex Rodriguez Suspended through 2014; 12 Players Suspended 50 Games for Violating MLB Drug Policy

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Apr 22, 2015

Barry Bonds Obstruction of Justice Conviction Overturned

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Aug 2, 2015

Leaked Doping Tests Indicate Widespread Doping in Track and Field, Olympics, and Marathons

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