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NOVA S6E14 · Race for the Gold

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Season 6 · Episode 14 · Race for the Gold · 55 min

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?

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