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Why was Bruce Biddle not awarded the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics?

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Bruce Biddle was not awarded the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics due to a drug testing technicality. Although the third-place finisher, Jaime Huelamo from Spain, was disqualified for failing a drug test, the bronze medal was not awarded to Biddle because he had not been tested for drugs himself, which was a requirement for all medal winners at the time. Biddle had offered to take a post-race drug test but was turned away by officials. Despite a 2002 appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to retrospectively grant him the bronze medal, it was not successful. This situation led to Biddle missing out on what would have been a historic medal for New Zealand. Images from the 1972 Olympics, such as those depicting the cycling events, can be found here and here.

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