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Article: Steroid substitutes: no-win situation for athletes.
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- December 1, 1992
- Author:
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German sprinters Katrin Krabbe and Grit Breuer never made it to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
United States hammer thrower Jud Logan and shot putter Bonnie Dasse went but were sent home early.
Also sent home from the Olympics were Wu Dan, a Chinese women's volleyball player; Madina Biktagirova, a Unified Team marathoner; and Andrew Davies and Andrew Saxton, both British weight lifters.
All tested positive for banned drugs, but, surprisingly to some fans, none of the drugs were anabolic steroids.
Krabbe, Breuer, Logan, Dasse, Davies, and Saxton tested positive for clenbuterol, a veterinary drag. Dan tested positive for ...