Alex Watson (pentathlete)

Alex Watson (born 24 October 1957) is an Australian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Alex Watson
Personal information
Born (1957-10-24) 24 October 1957
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Watson was disqualified at the 1988 Summer Olympics for excessive levels of caffeine,[2] but later cleared his name and was allowed to compete in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. "Modern Pentathlon at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Individual". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. "Disqualified Olympian discusses reaction to Thorpe drug test". ABC. Retrieved 25 October 2012.


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