Sandro Donati (

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, 14 June 1947) is an Italian

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coach and

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activist.

Biography

He is mostly known for his battle against doping in athletics,

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, and

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and for denouncing Italian athletics scandals in the mid-1980s. He coached the Italy national athletics sprint team from 1977 to 1987, but was dismissed after denouncing the rigged jump of

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at the

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held in

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. Author of several books about doping, he was Head of Research and Experimentation of

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from 1990 to 2006. In 1999, after

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's first Tour de France victory, Donati assisted

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journalist David Walsh in his pursuit of a connection between Armstrong and the infamous "doping doctor",

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. He trained

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during his bid to return to the Olympics after his disqualification for doping. Schwazer qualified for the

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, however he never competed as he was found positive to doping for a second time. Donati believes a conspiracy was enacted to punish him and Schwazer for their whistleblowing against state sponsored doping.

Books

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References

External links

Donati: "La confessione sia totale
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