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Alex Watson (born 24 October 1957) is an Australian modern pentathlete. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

Watson was disqualified at the 1988 Summer Olympics for excessive levels of caffeine, but later cleared his name and was allowed to compete in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

References

1. NSBHS Higher School Certificate 1975
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. "Modern Pentathlon at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Individual". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
4. "Disqualified Olympian discusses reaction to Thorpe drug test". ABC. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
5. "Former Australian modern pentathlete Alex Watson talks about the caffeine test that saw him labelled the 'Cappucino Kid'". Courier Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• Alex Watson at Olympics.com
• Alex Watson at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Alex Watson at Olympedia

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