Lima Atlet yang Paling Curang
Five Athletes of the Most Notorius Cheats
Editor : Taswin Bahar
Translator : Dhelia Gani
SEJARAH Olimpiade dihiasi oleh perjuangan para pahlawan olahraga, tapi di sini pula terjadi lima skandal penipuan paling terkenal.
Stanislawa Walasiewiczowna (1932, 1936)
Peraih emas dan perak di nomor atletik 100 meter wanita di dua Olimpiade, tapi hasil otopsi setelah kematiannya pada 1980 ternyata Stanislawa berkelamin pria.
Boris Onischenko (1976)
Peraih medali emas Pentathlon modern pada 1972. Namun Uni Soviet menemukan kabel untuk senjata anggar yang dipakai jadi pemicu skor di sistem penilaian elektronik.
Fred Lorz (1904)
Peraih medali marathon St Louis ternyata ketahuan menumpang mobil sejauh 11 mil untuk mencapai garis finish.
Madeline De Jesus (1984)
Setelah melukai dirinya sendiri dalam nomor lompat jauh, atlet Puerto Rico ini lalu membujuk saudara kembarnya, Margaret untuk bertanding dan dia sendiri berlagak jadi penonton di Los Angeles menyaksikan lomba lari 4x400 meter. Setelah ketahuan, timnya ditarik dari laga final.
Ben Johnson (1988)
Pecahkan rekor sprinter 100 m pria dalam 9,79 detik tetapi medali emasnya ditarik setelah hasil tes temukan positif doping.
OLYMPIC history is decorated by heroes — but here are five of the most notorious cheats.
Stanislawa Walasiewiczowna (1932, 1936)
Took gold and silver in the women’s 100 metres in two Games. But an autopsy on her death in 1980 showed she had male sex organs.
Boris Onischenko (1976)
Bagged Modern Pentahtlon gold in 1972. But the Soviet was found to have hot-wired his fencing sword to trigger fake hits on the electronic scoring system.
Fred Lorz (1904)
Won the St Louis marathon — after hitching a ride in a car for eleven miles.
Madeline De Jesus (1984)
After injuring herself in the long jump, the Puerto Rican persuaded her twin Margaret, at Los Angeles as a spectator, to the run the 4x400m relay heats in her place. The team was withdrawn from the final.
Ben Johnson (1988)
Scorched to 100m glory in 9.79sec but was stripped of gold after tests showed traces of a banned steroid.
