Martin Vinnicombe
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James Martin Vinnicombe is a retired Australia
n track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
, winning a silver medal in 1000 metres time trial. He tested positive for steroids in 1991. His former manager, Phill Bates, told the Sydney Morning Herald in 1996: "He knew the only way to win was to cheat." Vinnicombe won the world championship for amateurs in 1 km time trial in 1987. He also won the silver medal three times (1986, 1989 and 1990) and the bronze medal once (1985).
While in the USA in 1991, Canadian drug testers came in to the USA and took samples from Vinnicombe. Only weeks before this Vinnicombe was recovering from tendon damage, and was receiving the medically accepted treatment of steroids.
Vinnicombe was initially banned for 2 years. The judgement that followed, overturned that ban, and an out of court settlement was made to Vinnicombe. A two year embargo was also set, but Vinnicombe never sought action against this.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, winning a silver medal in 1000 metres time trial. He tested positive for steroids in 1991. His former manager, Phill Bates, told the Sydney Morning Herald in 1996: "He knew the only way to win was to cheat." Vinnicombe won the world championship for amateurs in 1 km time trial in 1987. He also won the silver medal three times (1986, 1989 and 1990) and the bronze medal once (1985).
While in the USA in 1991, Canadian drug testers came in to the USA and took samples from Vinnicombe. Only weeks before this Vinnicombe was recovering from tendon damage, and was receiving the medically accepted treatment of steroids.
Vinnicombe was initially banned for 2 years. The judgement that followed, overturned that ban, and an out of court settlement was made to Vinnicombe. A two year embargo was also set, but Vinnicombe never sought action against this.
External links
- Profile at databaseOlympics
- 1000m Time Trial at Full Olympians