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Steroid Dealer: I Taught Olympic Track Coach About Drugs

Posted May 22, 08 2:33 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Sports 

(Newser) – An admitted steroid dealer told a San Francisco jury that he showed track coach Trevor Graham—who trained Olympic medalists Tim Montgomery and Antonio Pettigrew, among others—the ins-and-outs of the performance-enhancing drug trade. Angel "Memo" Heredia said he crossed the Mexican border to buy steroids, human growth hormone, and other banned drugs for Graham, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

According to Heredia, whose relationship with Graham began in 1996, the coach would phone in orders about four times a week and also sought advice on how his athletes could beat testing. "He wanted to have a source he could rely on," Heredia said. Along with Montgomery and Pettigrew, Raymon Clay, Alvis Whitted and Randall Evans were given banned drugs by Graham, Heridia testified. Graham faces three counts of lying to federal agents.

Source San Francisco Chronicle

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Track star Marion Jones, left, and coach Trevor Graham analyze her long jump form by watching it on a video camera during practice at the N.C. State track May 25, 1999.   (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo, track coach Trevor Graham is shown outside the Federal building in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Justin Gatlin, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold medal in the 100-meters at the Olympic Stadium during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 22, 2004 file photo.   (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
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