CAS 2000/H/006 Dieter Baumann v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 22/09/2000
Why it matters
Dieter Baumann v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany, an anti-doping case in athletics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Dieter Baumann v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany: an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 22/09/2000. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Dieter Baumann v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committee of Germany
Case number: CAS 2000/H/006
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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