Doping in the Early Olympic Marat...

Doping in the Early Olympic Marathons

Toxic History! by Adam Blumenberg MD
S1 · E34
Nov 19, 2024
16:29

Episode notes

There has been doping in sport throughout modern times, but before the steroid era athletes used different agents to enhance their performance. Learn about how strychnine use in the 1904 and 1908 Olympic marathons may have propelled runners to victory.

Keywords

Doping
Olympics
Strychnine
Marathon