German star Dieter Baumann making a masters comeback?

Dieter Baumann, the German Olympic 5000-meter champ who famously blamed doctored toothpaste for a steroids violation, has run some road races recently as an M40, reports the Track & Field News message board Annette Koop’s masters track “seite” also mentions Baumann’s comeback. Baumann’s third-place finish in a New Year’s Eve race is described on the IAAF Web site.


Dieter has his own official Web site as well. He is well-known to be an anti-doping crusader, but his partial ban for a nandrolone positive tainted his reputation.
His “retirement” came after the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris. Now he’s unretired.
Welcome back, champ! Keep your toothpaste locked up.

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January 3, 2006