I saw documentary where Rica Reinisch exposes systematic doping in DDR. She sheds a lot of light on subject. I still maintain doping primarily impacts training. THESE WOMEN STILL HAD TO WORK HARD AND PERFORM UNDER THE PRESSURE OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. Moreover, I'm sure USSR, USA, FRG, etc were not clean either.
Why weren't the gold and silver medals awarded to the two female East German swimmers at the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal recalled (when the weightlifting medal given to the same country's athlete was) and the rightful champion, Nancy Garapick of Canada, vaulted to her legitimate place as the gold medalist. I wrote to the Canadian Olympic Committee about this scandal and didn't even receive a reply. As recently as this year's Paris Olympics, a Canadian commentator, listing the five Canadian women and their rank who had received medals throughout history, named Garapick as having won a bronze medal. Why hasn't this injustice been corrected?
Rica Reinisch paid dearly for that gold and any other medals she received. After the Olympics, she had miscarriages and suffers from a heart condition. I wonder what caused these problems. Doping?
