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Michelle Ford-Eriksson on doping, boycotts and winning gold in Moscow
Manage episode 413988049 series 5385
Australian swimmer Michelle Ford competed in the 1980 Moscow Games, at a time when the Australian Government did not want their citizens to go and when the East German Olympic team was dominating the pool. Michelle went on to win gold and bronze at those games.
Later it would be revealed that a state-wide campaign of doping athletes was being orchestrated in East Germany.
Michelle Ford-Eriksson has written about her experiences in Turning the Tide, and she wants justice for competitors who failed to be awarded Olympic medals, despite evidence of doping emerging after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Manage episode 413988049 series 5385
Australian swimmer Michelle Ford competed in the 1980 Moscow Games, at a time when the Australian Government did not want their citizens to go and when the East German Olympic team was dominating the pool. Michelle went on to win gold and bronze at those games.
Later it would be revealed that a state-wide campaign of doping athletes was being orchestrated in East Germany.
Michelle Ford-Eriksson has written about her experiences in Turning the Tide, and she wants justice for competitors who failed to be awarded Olympic medals, despite evidence of doping emerging after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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