- Knud Enemark Jensen
Knud Enemark Jensen (
November 30 1936 ,Århus -August 26 1960 ,Rome ) was a Danishcyclist who participated in the1960 Summer Olympic Games inRome ,Italy . He collapsed during a race, fractured his skull, and was pronounced dead in a nearby Rome hospital shortly thereafter. The autopsy showed he had takenamphetamine and another drug,Roniacol (Ronicol/Roniacol Retard, (Nicotinyl alcohol tartrate) A direct-acting peripheral vasodilator that causes flushing and may decrease blood pressure.) [ [http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/Ronicol+Retard.asp?q=Ronicol+Retard Online Medical Dictionary, Ronicol Retard] ] (He was also reported as swallowing 8 pills ofphenylisopropylamine , 15 pills of amphetamine and coffee. [http://www.ioa.org.gr/books/reports/1997/1997_068.pdf Historical Evolution of Doping Phenomenon by Lorella Vittozzi (ITA)] ] )His death led the
International Olympic Committee to form amedical commission in 1967 and institutedrug testing at the1968 Winter Olympics inGrenoble ,France , and at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City ,Mexico .ee also
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List of doping cases in cycling
*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
* [http://www.infoplease.com/spot/olympicstimeline2.html] - Olympics timeline
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