Bishop Dolegiewicz died at the age of 55, after being an olympic athlete for many years. There is an implication in the story about the shot putters that he has died an “early” death due to use of anabolic steroids. This if of course untrue, as Bishop Dolegiewicz had possibly a host of drug abuse habits. Lets face it, these guys were generally using everything from LSD to cocaine in the 1970s, and on top of this imagine the type of hard life Bishop Dolegiewicz lived as an Olympic Athlete. He was an Olympic Athlete and he was also a coach, that’s stress on both sides of the equation. In general, Olympic athletes have a huge bodily and psychological stress, which shortens lifespan. In fact, if you see the survival rate of NFL players, you see that most do not live past 60 years of age, that’s because the life of an athletes is difficult - physically and psychologically.
Bishop Dolegiewicz probably died from a combination of problems, from drug abuse, to physical abuse, to psychological abuse - the most likely problem would be the stress he faced as an Olympic athlete. Anabolic steroids probably didn’t help his condition, since he was probably abusing steroids. Steroid abuse is not a joke and when it’s not taken serious, it can be very bad for your health. However, in the end, being 6′6 and 330lbs. at his death, with near obesity and diabetes in the last years, probably played a huge part in his death.
From TheStar:
Canadian shot putter Bishop Dolegiewicz, a three-time Olympian who had a larger-than-life personality to match his mountainous physique, died Tuesday night in his sleep at the age of 55.
Dolegiewicz, a Toronto native who starred at Parkdale Collegiate, won two gold medals at the Pan Am Games, two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and 13 medals at Canadian championships. He was 11th at the 1984 L.A. Olympics and fourth in 1980 in a world’s strongest man contest.
He was later stripped of his Canadian shot put record after admitting during the Dubin Inquiry to using steroids for more than a decade.
Dolegiewicz, who had success as a coach at Southern Utah University, was suffering from cardio and circulation problems. He died in Lehi, Utah, leaving behind his wife Anna, 30, a thrower he coached.
Former teammate Bruce Pirnie said Dolegiewicz’s testimony at the Dubin Inquiry, where he also admitted to supplying steroids to athletes, cost him his coaching job at the University of Saskatchewan and took a toll on his health. Justice Charles Dubin also died this week.
“It’s definitely (a coincidence) that Bish and Justice Dubin should pass away at the same time,” said Pirnie, adding that Dolegiewicz had a positive coaching legacy in Canada. “Saskatchewan still sees the benefit of Bish’s imprint. They turn out more throwers than anyone in the country.”
Former Canadian discus champ Rob Gray was saddened by the news. “Whatever you say about the guy, he was a great competitor, a mountain of a man and a great athlete,” said Gray, who also admitted to steroid use. “He was a big, strong guy because he worked his butt off and showed us how hard you had to work to get to the next level. It’s hard to call him a role model, but he was in some ways.”
Dolegiewicz told the inquiry he regretted using steroids because of the toll it had on his mind and body and that as a coach he strongly warned athletes against them.
“I give people the examples of individuals that I have known that have gotten sick from the use of steroids and I try to come across and give the kids the message, `Look, you’re going to pay the price at some point in time,’” Dolegiewicz said during his testimony.
Pirnie said he had been pondering whether steroids had a role in Dolegiewicz’s health issues. “I would be very surprised if there wasn’t a connection,” he said.
Gray said, “I suspect it has got a lot more to do with that he was a 6-foot-6, 330-pound man who was probably overweight.”
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