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The 1904 Olympic marathoner who took rat poison to win gold
Original: At the 1904 Olympics, a marathoner took rat poison to win gold https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/health/oly
Thomas Hicks won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon with help from a mixture containing strychnine, then a common stimulant better known as rat poison, washed down with brandy. Popular Science revisits the race, in which Hicks ran himself nearly to collapse, as a look at how dangerously athletes once doped with substances now understood to be toxic.
Why now: A retrospective piece about Olympic doping history is circulating, likely timed to interest around Olympic events.
Thomas Hicks1904 St. Louis OlympicsPopular Science
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- At the 1904 Olympics, a marathoner took rat poison to win gold https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/health/olympic-runner-rat-poison-thomas-hicks/ · popsci.com@web.brid.gy · 3
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