Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960-2008
(Part of the Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports Series)
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On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games, suddenly fell from his bike and fractured his skull. His death hours later led to rumors that performance-enhancing drugs were in his system. Though certainly not the first instance of doping in the Olympic Games, Jensen's death serves as the starting point for Thomas M. Hunt's thoroughly researched, chronological history of the modern...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292737491
ISBN13:9780292737495
Release Date:January 2011
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:231 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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