Jacques Demers (born July 27, 1960) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

. He was born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

. He won a silver medal in the men's middleweight category (75 kg) at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

. On 31 October 1983, Demers and fellow Canadian weightlifters Terrence Hadlow, Michel Pietracupa, and Mario Parente were detained at Montreal's Mirabel Airport after Canadian Customs Agents discovered a cache or anabolic steroids in their luggage. More than 22,000 Dianabol tablets and 400 vials of synthetic testosterone were seized. All four men were charged with importing pharmaceutical drugs with the intent to distribute under Canada's Food and Drug Act. Unfettered by the impending charges against him, Demers went on to earn a silver medal in the 75-kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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