Alexandre de Mérode

Prince Alexandre de Merode (May 24, 1934 - November 19, 2002) was a member of the Belgian princely House of Merode and was the head of drug testing policy for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until his death. Merode was born in Etterbeek, Belgium. Following record-shattering performances by Chinese female swimmers in the 1990s and a doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France, international sport created the World Anti-Doping Agency, effectively removing control of drug testing from the IOC and Merode. He died of lung cancer on November 19, 2002.

Alexandre de Mérode

Prince Alexandre de Merode (May 24, 1934 - November 19, 2002) was a member of the Belgian princely House of Merode and was the head of drug testing policy for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until his death. Merode was born in Etterbeek, Belgium. Following record-shattering performances by Chinese female swimmers in the 1990s and a doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France, international sport created the World Anti-Doping Agency, effectively removing control of drug testing from the IOC and Merode. He died of lung cancer on November 19, 2002.