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1. vancouver.citynews.ca › 2024/06/30 › rush-toRush to judgment: new book revisits the case of disgraced ...

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   6 days ago · On September 24, 1988, Ben Johnson ran the 100-meter final at the Seoul Olympics in a record-setting 9.79 seconds. The Jamaican-born sprinter was the first Canadian to win the event since Percy...

2. nationalpost.com › sports › olympicsSprinting star Andre De Grasse is looking to up medal total ...

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Before being disqualified in Seoul in 1988, Ben Johnson had won two. Percy Williams won two gold medals at the 1928 Games. Nobody wins six. Except De Grasse has six. And he wants more as the...

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4. www.tvo.org › video › is-it-possible-to-railroad-aIs It Possible to Railroad a Guilty Man? | TVO Today

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Ben Johnson sprinted his way into the record books with an astonishing 9.79-second 100-metre dash at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. But his gold medal memories didn't last. Johnson tested positive for banned steroid use and lost his gold.

5. www.cbc.ca › sports › olympicsEmergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real ...

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   2 days ago · A late 1980s vintage Ben Johnson could put elite fields in a chokehold by ... isn't the only sprinter headed to Paris with a sub-9.8 clocking on his résumé, so why should we take him more ...

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7. www.youtube.com › watchRunning In 1987, Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in ...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Running In 1987, Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100-m sprint. (The record was later taken away when he was found to have used an anabolic steroid to enhance his a. Use the ...

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8. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5589546/2024/07Ben Johnson was set on transfer to Ipswich – will he make ...

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   5 days ago · Johnson’s father Mark played football at non-League level and another uncle is Neville Douglas, a former England schools sprinter. Those close to Johnson, speaking anonymously to protect ...

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   Did Ben Johnson get a fair hearing?

   • The former Buckeye reexamined the Canadian sprinter’s case in a new book “World’s Fastest Man: The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson,” writing that Johnson didn’t get a fair hearing and was singled out. “Is it possible to railroad a guilty man? And at that hearing, first of all, he was excluded from his hearing,” Ormsby said.

   Ex-Ohio State athlete writes book on Ben Johnson doping scandal

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   Could Ben Johnson obliterate a world class field?

   • So if you think Thompson, who ran a world-leading 9.77 seconds on Saturday to win Olympic trials in Jamaica, needs to squeeze more out of his first 30 metres, take another look at him obliterating a world class field over the final 70. A late 1980s vintage Ben Johnson could put elite fields in a chokehold by 15m and rocket to victory from there.

   Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama i…

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   Why did Ben Johnson lose a gold medal?

   • Ben Johnson just set the world record in the men’s 100 meter dash to win gold, only to have that medal stripped away for a failed drug test. Today, former Ohio State volleyball player Mary Ormsby has written a book looking on that case, and she said Johnson’s story still resonates today. “It was a race for the ages. Four men ran under 10 seconds.

   Ex-Ohio State athlete writes book on Ben Johnson doping scandal

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   Which Sprinters have personal bests in the same neighbourhood?

   • That other sprinters have personal bests in the same neighbourhood is the point. Between Fred Kerley (9.76), Lamont Jacobs (9.80), and Seville (9.82), we already have a potential traffic jam at the podium, before we even get to Letsile Tebogo and Zharnel Hughes, who both medalled in Budapest last summer.

   Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama i…

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10. sports.yahoo.com › ex-ohio-state-athlete-writesEx-Ohio State athlete writes book on Ben Johnson doping ...

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    Jun 21, 2024 · The former Buckeye reexamined the Canadian sprinter’s case in a new book “World’s Fastest Man: The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson,” writing that Johnson didn’t get a fair hearing...

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