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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, CM OOnt (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100m and the 60m indoor World Records.
Aug 12, 2016 · We look back at one of the biggest Olympic scandals involving a Canadian athlete and find out what Ben Johnson is up to now. The world was watching as Usain Bolt’s finished his 100 metre sprint on Sunday in 9.81 seconds—adding more gold to the pile he already has.
Apr 20, 2024 · Ben Johnson was the fastest man in the world, until he was caught in the middle of a steroids scandal. His coach remained unrepentant - and Johnson himself was a difficult man to assess - until...
May 4, 2024 · Sprinter Ben Johnson won the gold medal in the 100-metre sprint at the 1988 Seoul Olympics with a record-breaking pace. Days later, both his record and his gold medal were stripped away due...
Sep 18, 2011 · It was September 24, 1988 when Johnson became the first sprinter from Canada since Percy Williams at Amsterdam 1928 to win the 100m Olympic final lowering his own world record to 9.79 seconds. His status as Olympic champion would last 62 hours, and when he tested positive for the banned substance stanozolol (anabolic steroid), his gold medal ...
Jul 23, 2012 · The 100 meter final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics remains one of the most infamous and fascinating moments in the games' history. The race was won in a world record time by Canadian sprinter Ben...
Ben Johnson, Canadian, raced the 100-metre final against Carl Lewis, American, at the Seoul Olympics. We are still getting over it.
