NOVA · Season 6 · Episode 14

“Race for the Gold”

Aired Wednesday 31 October 1979

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 responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?

S6 E14 discussion