Knud Enemark Jensen
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Knud Enemark Jensen was a Danish
cyclist who died while participating in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome
, Italy
. He is notable for having been involved in an early doping scandal.
Jensen was born in Århus. He collapsed during his Olympic event, fractured his skull, and was pronounced dead in a nearby Rome hospital shortly thereafter. The autopsy showed he had taken amphetamine
and another drug, Roniacol (Ronicol/Roniacol Retard, Nicotinyl alcohol
tartrate), a direct-acting peripheral vasodilator that causes flushing and may decrease blood pressure. He was also reported as swallowing eight pills of phenylisopropylamine and fifteen pills of amphetamine and coffee.
On March 24, 1961, the three physicians who performed the autopsy submitted a final report stating that the death was caused by a heat wave, not by the drugs found in his body.
His family received one million lire
in compensation for his death (1600 dollars).
His death led the International Olympic Committee
to form a medical commission
in 1967 and institute drug testing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, France
, and at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
, Mexico
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
cyclist who died while participating in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He is notable for having been involved in an early doping scandal.
Jensen was born in Århus. He collapsed during his Olympic event, fractured his skull, and was pronounced dead in a nearby Rome hospital shortly thereafter. The autopsy showed he had taken amphetamine
Amphetamine
Amphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
and another drug, Roniacol (Ronicol/Roniacol Retard, Nicotinyl alcohol
Nicotinyl alcohol
Nicotinyl alcohol is a niacin derivative used as a hypolipidemic agent and as a vasodilator....
tartrate), a direct-acting peripheral vasodilator that causes flushing and may decrease blood pressure. He was also reported as swallowing eight pills of phenylisopropylamine and fifteen pills of amphetamine and coffee.
On March 24, 1961, the three physicians who performed the autopsy submitted a final report stating that the death was caused by a heat wave, not by the drugs found in his body.
His family received one million lire
Italian lira
The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...
in compensation for his death (1600 dollars).
His death led the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
to form a medical commission
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
in 1967 and institute drug testing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
See also
- List of doping cases in cycling
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- Denmark at the 1960 Summer OlympicsDenmark at the 1960 Summer OlympicsDenmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports.- Gold:* Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, men's Finn individual competition...
External links
- http://www.infoplease.com/spot/olympicstimeline2.html- Olympics timeline