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Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson will forever be remembered as the first person to break the 9.8-second mark in the 100 meters, only to be disqualified three days later for steroids.
In 1988, amidst one of the biggest rivalries in track and field between Johnson and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis, came the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson made headlines when he ran a 9.79 but his urine test had traces of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Johnson was disqualified and later admitted he was using steroids when he set other records. His coach, Charlie Francis, said Johnson had been using the performance enhancing drug since 1981. It was essentially the end of the Jamaican-born runner.
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In 1988, amidst one of the biggest rivalries in track and field between Johnson and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis, came the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson made headlines when he ran a 9.79 but his urine test had traces of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Johnson was disqualified and later admitted he was using steroids when he set other records. His coach, Charlie Francis, said Johnson had been using the performance enhancing drug since 1981. It was essentially the end of the Jamaican-born runner.
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Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson will forever be remembered as the first person to break the 9.8-second mark in the 100 meters, only to be disqualified three days later for steroids.
In 1988, amidst one of the biggest rivalries in track and field between Johnson and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis, came the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson made headlines when he ran a 9.79 but his urine test had traces of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Johnson was disqualified and later admitted he was using steroids when he set other records. His coach, Charlie Francis, said Johnson had been using the performance enhancing drug since 1981. It was essentially the end of the Jamaican-born runner.
Johnson came back in 1991 after his suspension but none of the exceptional speed and durability that had marked his career was back. He said he was clean.
In 1988, amidst one of the biggest rivalries in track and field between Johnson and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis, came the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson made headlines when he ran a 9.79 but his urine test had traces of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Johnson was disqualified and later admitted he was using steroids when he set other records. His coach, Charlie Francis, said Johnson had been using the performance enhancing drug since 1981. It was essentially the end of the Jamaican-born runner.
Johnson came back in 1991 after his suspension but none of the exceptional speed and durability that had marked his career was back. He said he was clean.
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