Jacques Demers (weightlifter)

Jacques Demers (born July 27, 1960) is a Canadian weightlifter.

[1] He won a silver medal in the men's middleweight category (75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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.

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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