In sports venues around the world, it is not only the stories of heroes and winners that are being written. But history also remembers the rogues who were so blinded by the vision of glory and success that they spat on the rules of fair play.
Fraud and cheats are as intrinsic to sport as a white foam cap is to a good beer. They were always here, they are still here, and they will certainly not disappear in the future. While there is not much we can write about future cheaters, there is plenty we can write about those who have cheated in the past. The following chapters feature ten athletes who are more famous for their scams than their performances.
Polish sprinter, aka Stanislawa Walasiewicz, won a gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. She won silver four years later in Berlin over the same distance. She broke eighteen world records during her sporting career. Her autopsy after her death in 1980 revealed that she had male genitalia.