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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Audrey McAvoy

Victor Conte, who sold undetectable steroids to elite athletes in baseball and track, has died at 75

Obit Victor Conte - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.

Conte died Monday, SNAC System, a sports nutrition company he founded, said in a social media post. It did not disclose his cause of death.

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