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NOVA — S6E14
Episode: Race for the Gold
Air Date: 1979-10-30
Runtime: 55 min
Overview
At the 1976 Olympics, East German athletes walked off with 40 of the coveted gold medals, though their country is only the size of New Jersey. NOVA investigates whether a drug is responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?