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3 unusual facts about Alexandre de Mérode


Alexandre de Mérode

In May 2000, he tendered his resignation as head of the IOC medical commission; however, he withdrew his resignation when IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch asked him to stay.

Prince Alexandre de Merode (born May 24, 1934 in Etterbeek, Belgium - died November 19, 2002) was a member of the Belgian princely House of Merode and was the head of drug testing policy for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until his death.

Following allegations of doping at the 1984 Summer Olympics, samples from suspected drug cheats were never actually tested.



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