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1904 Olympic marathoner took rat poison in bid for gold
Original: At the 1904 Olympics, a marathoner took rat poison to win gold https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/health/oly
American runner Thomas Hicks won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon after taking strychnine, then a common rat poison, administered by his support team as a stimulant. The story highlights how little was known about doping and athlete safety in early Olympic history, and it is resurfacing as a look back at the dangerous origins of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.
Why now: The dangerous mix of early Olympic history and doping is being recirculated as a striking historical anecdote.
Thomas Hicks1904 St. Louis OlympicsPopular Science
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- At the 1904 Olympics, a marathoner took rat poison to win gold https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/health/olympic-runner-rat-poison-thomas-hicks/ · popsci.com@web.brid.gy · 3
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