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I love this graphic on Flo Jo, who in the space of 12 months, knocked half a second off her times and then retired.
And nobody has been anywhere near that time since.
Yes that was Kenteris, who beat our own Darren Campbell to the gold in that final. Strangely enough, I watched it on YouTube a few weeks ago.
The motorcycle 'accident' was indeed suspicious but surprise surprise both him and the other Greek sprinter were acquitted.
As far as I am concerned they can dope up to their eyeballs. Level playing field then.
I just cant believe anything I see in athletics or cycling. Though I do believe Bolt is clean.
Due to all the cheats in these sports I really cant be bothered with either.
I still remember though Bolts 1st 100m gold. I was in the pub and they had the Olympics on and so went to watch the final. It was a genuine WTF was that moment. Incredible.
Boxing worries me. At least no one can get killed by the athletes or cyclists.
As a side David Millars book is a great read.
What happened to those glorious Coe v Ovett events ,oh and dear old Steve Cram
Tyler Hamilton's book "The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs" is an interesting read. Hamilton relates how hitherto mediochre cyclists were outperforming him and how his career was going backwards unless he joined the fold of dopers. I can't remember the book coming over as self-pitying or an excuse for what he did.
Heike Dreschler always had something about her, if you ignored her rather long neck. Of a similar build (and attractiveness)
is Dafne Shippers, the Dutch sprinter. She's very pretty with a hint of masculinity unfortunately, probably due to her weight training. Still very nice though.
Marita Koch did look like a bloke but if you want the full masculine look, you need to look no further than Jarmila Kratichvilov. What a guy !
I also had a thing for Heike Drechsler but as an East German athlete in that era you have to be suspicious.
Didn’t the Russian who pipped the also attractive Sharon Davies to the gold eventually decide to transition into a male as a result of the supplements taken under that regime or is my imagination running wild?
Petra Schneider was the name of the swimmer I think you're referring to. She represented East Germany and admitted that she did take performance enhancing drugs throughout her career. However, I can find no mention of her transitioning. Maybe a little bit of a fantasy going on there Major ? 😊
Quite possibly.
I had to check the times run by the above athletes and Marita Koch's 47.60 for the 400m is ridiculous. Anyone who breaks 50 seconds nowadays is regarded as world class. It is almost as unbreakable as Flojo's 100m world record and should be expunged from the record books.
Before they were outed as drug cheats, I could never understand how East Germany, with a population of between 16-18 million could dominate athletics and many other sports in the way they did. It was somehow reassuring when their state-sponsored doping regime cam to light.