Drug Use in Sports Timeline

1935-2013

By Seth Phillips

1935

German scientist Adolf Butenandt along with other chemists create anabolic steroids to help with low testosterone.

1940-1945 Nazis use anabolic steroids on prisoners and Hitler. German soldiers use testosterone to promote physical strength

and to be more aggressive. Soldiers began using the later known performance-enhancing

drug Amphetamines during World War II. They used this drug to overcome fatigue, enlighten their mood and to keep up their endurance.

1950’s Athletes start using the first performance-enhancing

drug Amphetamines. The Amphetamines are carried over by returning soldiers and introduced to the Italian and Danish cyclists.

1958

Dr. John Bosley Zieglar creates Dinabol. Dianbol is the first anabolic steroid that is passed by the FDA for sale in the U.S. Dianabol causes athletes to have strength building performance with little health effects. Dianabol is made for weightlifters based on testosterone used for Russian weightlifters.

Aug 26th, 1960

Knut Jensen becomes first athlete to die of doping in the Olympics. Knut Jensen was a Danish cyclist who died of an Amphetamine called “Ronicol”.

July 13th, 1967 Tommy Simpson becomes the first person to die of doping in the Tour de

France. Tommy Simpson was a famous British cyclist who died of the drug Amphetamines.

Feb 1968

First drug test is performed at the Olympic Games.

May 4th, 1968

The first horse is disqualified from the Kentucky derby for using a banned substance. The horses name was dreamer and was banned for using the drug phenyibutazone .

1975 Steroids are considered a banned substance.

The first steroid test was performed at the Montreal Olympics . 11 athletes tested positive for steroids.

1976

Sept 27, 1988

Ben Johnson a track athlete is stripped of his gold medal . This was found out after being tested positive for using the drug stanozolo.

Nov 18th, 1988

President Reagan signs a bill making it that it’s illegal to purchase and sell steroids unless it’s for medical use.

June 7th, 1991

Major League Baseball bans steroids.

Dec 15th, 1994 First British Common Wealth games champion runner , Diane Modahl

became the first women to test positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

Nov 10th, 1999- Oct 1, 2000 World anti-Doping organization is

established and U.S-anti doping organization begins operations.

Nov 7th 2003

Dwain chambers a British sprinter is banned from the Olympics for life for a positive test of THG.

Jan 19th, 2006

Bryan Berard a NHL player is the first NHL player to test positive for banned substances.

Sep 24th,2007 This day was the largest bust for steroids

in U.S History. This day resulted in 124 arrests, 56 steroid labs, 11.4 million steroids were seized as well as 6.5 million$.

Jan 17, 2013 Lance Armstrong admits to doping and said that it would not be possible to

win seven Tour de France’s without doping.

Drug use in Sports is still widespread and athletes are still happy on using drugs to enhance performance.

Word Citations Sports Illustrated "How We Got Here: A Timeline of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports," sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Mar. 11, 2008

Timothy Noakes, MD, DSc "Tainted Glory - Doping and Athletic Performance," New England Journal of Medicine, Aug. 26, 2004

Justin Peters "The Man Behind the Juice," Slate.com, Feb. 18, 2005

NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) "Cycling: Inside This Sport: History," www.nbcolympics.com (accessed May 13, 2009

Matt Slater "Gene Doping - Sport's Next Big Challenge," bbc.co.uk, June 12,

David R. Mottram, PhD Michele Verroken, MA "Doping Control in Sport," Doping in Sports, 2005

Associated Press "Drug Scandal Robbed Dancer's Image of 1968 Kentucky Derby Title," FOXNews.com, May 3, 2008

USA TODAY "Timeline: A Century of Drugs and the Athlete," www.usatoday.com, Mar. 1, 2007

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) "On This Day," news.bbc.co.uk (accessed June 9, 2009

Shaun Assael Peter Keating "Who Knew?," ESPN the Magazine, Nov. 2005

Tom Farrey "The Memos: A Ban Ignored," ESPN the Magazine, Nov. 2005Read Fay Vincent's memo banning steroids in baseball

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) "On This Day," news.bbc.co.uk (accessed May 29, 2009)

World Anti-Doping Agency "WADA History," www.wada-ama.org (accessed June 10, 2009)

US Anti-Doping Agengy (USADA) "United States Anti-Doping Agency Fact Sheet," www.usantidoping.org, Mar. 2001

USA TODAY "Chambers Banned for Life from Olympics for Positive THG Test," USA Today, Feb. 24, 2004

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) "NHL Doping Policy Slammed," CBC Sports Online, Jan. 23, 2006

US Drug Enforcement Agency "DEA Announces Largest Steroid Enforcement Action in U.S. History,"

Reed Albergotti And Vanessa O'Connell, "Cycling Legend Loses Titles," Wall Street Journal, Aug. 24, 2012

Website used to access a lot of information to links. http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002366#II

Picture Citations Lance Armstrong riding the bicycle picture. (Drug Use in Sports Timeline)

-http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/17/3886424/programming-your-body-lance-armstrong-and-doping-technology

Dianabol Picture ( Drug Use in Sports Timeline)

http://www.bodybuilding-supplementss.com/dianabol/dianabol-cycle/

Needle on Title Cover (Drug Use in Sports Timeline)

http://www.drugfreesport.com/drug-resources/performance-enhancing-drugs-steroids.asp

Tommy Simpson riding the bicycle picture (Drug use in Sports Timeline)

http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Southern-Alps/Mont-Serein

Major League Baseball bans steroids picture (Drug Use in Sports Timeline)

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/baseball-experts-amphetamines-ban-steroids-biggest-reason-steep-drop-offense-article-1.182105

Dwain Chambers British sprinter tested positive for THG picture ( Drug Use in Sports Timeline)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2180375/London-2012-Olympics-Bans-dopers-like-Dwain-Chambers-lenient-says-chief-drugs-buster.html