Bishop Dolegiewicz, a shotputter for the University...

Bishop Dolegiewicz, a shotputter for the University of Texas in the mid-1970s and a member of the Canadian Olympic teams in 1980 and ‘84, purchased large amounts of steroids from a Texas pharmacy, according to the Austin (Tex.) American-Statesman.

At the ongoing Canadian steroid inquiry in Toronto, Dolegiewicz earlier was named by Charlie Francis, coach of sprinter Ben Johnson, as a supplier of steroids to the Canadian team from 1980 until 1986.

Two former employees of Austin pharmacist Donald Von Minden told the American-Statesman that Dolegiewicz bought steroids to supply about six athletes. The employees, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Dolegiewicz illegally bought 12 to 15 100-tablet bottles of Dianabol monthly from the fall of 1983 until January, 1984.

Dolegiewicz, who coaches athletes independently in Saskatchewan, denied he purchased steroids from Von Minden, with or without a prescription, although he said he did purchase prescription medicine from him.

The employees also told the newspaper Von Minden supplied steroids without prescriptions to other athletes from 1983 to 1985 from his store, Don’s Pharmacy. The store closed in August, 1987.

Von Minden, 35, of Hutto, Texas, was sentenced on March 30 to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000 for two federal felony charges of dispensing drugs without a prescription.