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Ben Johnson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) Ben Johnson at Team Canada; Ben Johnson at Olympics.com; Ben Johnson at Olympedia ; 1988: Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint On This Day, September 24, BBC News. johnson. steroids/88.johnson.mov Video clip of Ben Johnson's comments after losing his gold medal in 1988 [dead link ]
Record Athlete High School Name High School Location Meet Location Meet Name Date Ref 100 y: 9.30 (+0.9 m/s) Houston McTear: Baker High School Baker, Florida: Winter Park, Florida: FHSAA State Meet (prelim) May 9, 1975 [2] 100 m: 10.00 (+1.6 m/s) Trentavis Friday: Cherryville High School: Cherryville, North Carolina: Eugene, Oregon: USATF ...
Benjamin Washington Johnson (1914–1992) was an American sprinter who was considered a serious rival to Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens.Known as the "Columbia Comet", Johnson was the United States champion at 100 yards in 1938, but injuries and the outbreak of the Second World War denied him a chance to compete in the Olympics.
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The following progression of low-altitude records therefore starts with Hines's low-altitude "record" when the IAAF started to recognise only electronic timing in 1977, and continues to Lewis's low-altitude performance that equalled the high-altitude world record in 1987. (Ben Johnson's 9.95 run in 1986 and 9.83 run in 1987 are omitted.)
Below a list of all national champions in the men's 100 metres in track and field from several countries ... Ben Johnson; 1985: Ben Johnson; 1986: Ben Johnson; 1987 ...
According to Matens, she set a new record during the race as the only woman in the 105-109 age group to run the 100-meter dash. Gold medal-winning sprinter who took up running at 100 dies at 108 ...
Ben Johnson of Canada initially won the final in a world record time of 9.83 seconds, but he was disqualified by the IAAF on 30 September 1989 after he admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs between 1981 and 1988.