NOVA

NOVA· Season 6 · Episode 14

Race for the Gold

S06E14·October 30, 1979·1h·PBS

At the 1976 Olympics, East German athletes walked off with 40 of the coveted gold medals, though their country is only the size of New Jersey. NOVA investigates whether a drug responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?

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