Ready, Set, Show! When a Victorian celebrity sportsman was found to be taking performance-enhancing drugs it caused a sensation, not a scandal.

  • Published In: History Today, 2023, v. 73, n. 8. P. 20 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Small, Douglas R. J. 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses how a Victorian celebrity sportsman Edward Payson Weston found to be taking performance-enhancing drugs caused a sensation, not a scandal. It mentions that he cultivated a unique style of walking with staccato movements designed to increase speed. It reveals that Weston was in the habit of chewing leaves from the coca bush.

Additional Information

  • Source:History Today. 2023/08, Vol. 73, Issue 8, p20
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Science
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0018-2753
  • Accession Number:164825647

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