Jacques Demers (weightlifter)

Jacques Demers (born July 27, 1960) is a Canadian weightlifter. He was born in Montreal.[1] He won a silver medal in the men's middleweight category (75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Jacques Demers
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles67.5 – 75 kg

On 31 October 1983, Demers and fellow Canadian weightlifters Terrence Hadlow, Michel Pietracupa, and Mario Parente were detained at Montreal's Mirabel Airport after Canadian Customs Agents discovered a cache or anabolic steroids in their luggage.[2] More than 22,000 Dianabol tablets and 400 vials of synthetic testosterone were seized.[3] All four men were charged with importing pharmaceutical drugs with the intent to distribute under Canada's Food and Drug Act. Unfettered by the impending charges against him, Demers went on to earn a silver medal in the 75-kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[4]

References
  1. Athlete Biography at Canadian Olympic Committee
  2. "The Athletes and Steroids". Maclean's. Maclean's. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. Beacon, Bill. "Four members of Canada's national weightlifting team have been..." UPI. United Press International. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. LA84. "Weightlifting". LA84. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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