East Germany’s secret drug program uncovered
Recent discovery of documents found in Berlin archives indicate that East German officials may have disposed of all the evidence of their drug program by throwing leftovers into the St. Lawrence River.
A University of Waterloo professor, Gary Bruce discovered some pages left of a Stasi officer’s report regarding the drug program East German officials conducted to their athletes.
According to the report, about 10 suitcases of medical packaging, needles and tubular instruments were reportedly thrown at the St. Lawrence River after East German athletes were injected by performance-enhancing drugs.
East Germany made headlines after winning 40 gold medals during the 1976 Olympics, second to the Soviet Union.
However, according to Prof. Gary Bruce, eight of the nine pages of the report were missing, as if it was purposely destroyed to hide evidence of the drug program.
Stasi Chief Erik Mielke implemented the program to ensure that East Germany received the world recognition he was looking for through a winning feat in the 1976 Olympics.
Many of their athletes were in fact unaware that the drugs they were receiving were actually anabolic steroids. Many of them suffered serious health problems and many female athletes gave birth to babies with congenital defects.
From CTV News:
OTTAWA — After injecting athletes with performance-boosting drugs at the Montreal Olympics, East German officials dumped the leftover serum and syringes in the St. Lawrence River, newly uncovered documents indicate.
Tags: 1976 Montreal Olympics, Stasi, Steroids
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