1980 Moscow Olympics Womens 200m

Barbel Wockel does it again, another controversial win for the GDR!

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Sports

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• 1980
• Moscow
• Olympics
• 200m
• women
• Sonia
• Lannaman
• Kathy
• Cook

[421897]

Regarding Koch specifically:

"In an extensive examination of Stasi files for their revelatory 1991 book, Doping-Dokumente, Brigitte Berendonk and Werner Franke uncovered a list of annual dosages of Oral-Turinabol administered to Koch. They also unearthed a letter from Koch to Jenapharm, complaining that Wöckel was given stronger doses of steroids because her uncle was president of the pharmaceutical company."

Not quite the athletic heroine - or even the innocent pawn, eh?

[athlete5399]

Wow, I never knew that! Yes, sheds a new light on Koch that she was knowingly cheating!

[421897]

I think we all knew what the score was anyway. I'm sure Rab agrees with us secretly - I reckon he's just being contrary to provoke a discussion.

Thanks for another good vid by the way!

[athlete5399]

My pleasure! And thanks for all that information, very informative! I completely agree with you. There really should be a more official investigation and records eradicated, and even results adjusted!

[421897]

With typical efficiency, the East Germans kept extensive records, many of which survived the collapse of the state, so their guilt is beyond doubt.

I do wonder if our girls ever feel bitter about being cheated out of so many medals. And I don't just mean Sonia & co - for example, shot-putter Judy Oakes would've been near the top of the rankings but for the freaks from behind the Iron Curtain.

[athlete5399]

Yes, Judy Oakes kind of got swamped out of it because of their 'power' and size!

[Marchjoy1963]

Of course they did !The 3 medaliist here r all on drugs.

[saturnia22]

I agree with dehart5.

There should be a side list for enhanced times. Starting back in the 70's when the GDR first came into power in swimming, they told the world it was due to weightlifting and 19-22 km per day training, then the world started training at those ridiculous lengths to hope to keep up, all it did was burn athletes out until they had to retire now a smart 15km is the norm for even the top swimmers, it was such a lie back then, and such a shame nobody will stand up for whats right

[jubbadupa]

Gosh she is ugly and looks awful from all those drugs

[dehart5]

The times during the 80's and some in the 90's should be kept in a different book called enhanced drug use. The drugs allowed these athletes to recover and that is so critical to running well in the sprints. They had ability to mask the steriods and there is no doubt many of these women used drugs. I can tell you that training methods have improved dramtically and the athlete as well but the times have not and that is due to the steriods, this is not a lie!

[Ptrgamb]

 Drug cheat wins

[Parker528]

@athlete5399 Also, at the 76 GDR after the 76 GDR Olympic trials, it by then had been state policy to test every girl before she left the country, and if she tested positive for anything illegal, she was held back. The then 400 meter freestyle world record holder Barbara Krause was left out for her docs missing the right day to stop giving her the drugs, & so she was left behind, and the GDR told the press she had an attack of angina, so she went on to 3 golds in Moscow. Standard GDR practice.

[Parker528]

@athlete5399 A handful of US female swimmers from Montreal tried in the late 90's, even suing the USOC for not acting on their behalf to get the medals they felt they deserved after all the trials were completed in Germany. Unfortunately, the biggest issue is that, since the GDR doctors were able to know exactly what day before a race a athlete had to stop drugs, there was never any proof of drug use in competition, and back then we didn't have random, out of competition testing.

[Parker528]

@athlete5399 Also scandalous, is that that East German doctor, Kipke, was on the FINA (INt'l swimming governing body) doping panel for determining what drugs were illegal and he therefore knew exactly what form of testosterone COULD be injected into the girls right before races, without detection, until like 88, when they finally had advanced tests to detect it. This was specifically addressed on a bio on PBS recently on the systematic doping at the highest levels.