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At which Olympics was the first Olympic athlete tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs?

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At which Olympics was the first Olympic athlete tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs?
posted Nov 2, 2016 by Sandeep Otari

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1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City

The first Olympic athlete to test positive for the use of performance-enhancing drugs was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.

answer Dec 28, 2016 by Durga Prasad
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