Patrick Arnold

Patrick Arnold
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Guilford, Connecticut, U.S.
Known forRole in BALCO scandal
Criminal statusReleased
Conviction(s)Conspiracy to distribute steroids
Criminal penalty3 months imprisonment
3 months house arrest
Alma materUniversity of New Haven
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry

Patrick Arnold (born 1966)[1] is an American organic chemist known for introducing androstenedione, 1-androstenediol, and methylhexanamine into the dietary supplement market, and for creating the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone, also known as THG and "the clear".[2] THG, along with two other anabolic steroids that Arnold manufactured (norbolethone and desoxymethyltestosterone (DMT)), not banned at the time of their creation, were hard-to-detect drugs at the heart of the BALCO professional sports doping scandal.[3][4] BALCO distributed these worldwide to world-class athletes in a wide variety of sports ranging from track and field to professional baseball and football.

Patrick Arnold also reintroduced methylhexanamine into the market as a dietary supplement[5] under the mark Geranamine, a substance that has gained popularity.

Arnold, who is also an amateur bodybuilder, initially gained notoriety as "the Father of Prohormones."[6]

  1. ^ Newton, David E. (2018). Steroids and Doping in Sports: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 166. ISBN 9781440854828. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ Creator Of 'The Clear' Imprisoned CBS News, 04 Aug 2006, retrieved July 2007
  3. ^ Shipley, Amy (4 November 2005). "Illinois Chemist Is Indicted in BALCO Scandal". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ^ Chemist Who Created "The Clear" Sentenced Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Justice Press Release, 04 Aug 2006, retrieved July 2007
  5. ^ "Under the Knife: 997". 16 August 2010.
  6. ^ Henry K. Lee (August 4, 2006) Inventor of 'clear' steroid gets 3 months in prison, The San Francisco Chronicle