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Victor Conte, Central Figure in BALCO Doping Scandal, Dies at 75

His company said he died of cancer.

Overview

  • SNAC Systems, the sports nutrition firm he later ran, announced his death and cited cancer as the cause.
  • His daughters told the Mercury News he died early Monday at age 75.
  • Conte founded the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, which investigators searched in 2003 after a tip from coach Trevor Graham uncovered athlete name lists, steroids and growth hormones.
  • Prominent athletes tied to the case included Marion Jones, Kelli White, Tim Montgomery and Barry Bonds.
  • Conte was sentenced in 2005 to four months in prison and four months' probation, while Jones later served six months for perjury and was stripped of five Sydney 2000 medals.