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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson
Born:
(now 50 years old)

In a nutshell [edit]

Ben Johnson CM is a Canadian former sprinter, who enjoyed a high-profile career during most of the 1980s, winning two Olympic Bronze medals, and an Olympic Gold which was subsequently rescinded.

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  • 1984
    won the bronze medal at the Los Angeles Olympics behind Carl Lewis
    3 !
  • 1987
    March 1: set a new world record of 9.83 seconds at the 1987 World Championships
    3 !
  • 1987
    September 1: named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year
    2 !
  • 1988
    September 24: beat Lewis in the 100m final at the Seoul Olympics, lowering his own world record to 9.79 seconds
    8 !
  • 1988
    September 27: urine samples were found to contain Stanozolol was disqualified and stripped of his Gold medal
    -10 !
  • 1989
    Charlie Francis, his coach, told the Dublin inquiry that Johnson had been using steroids since 1981
    -5 !
  • 1991
    attempted a comeback after his suspension ended
    0 !
  • 1992
    missed the 100 metre finals at the Barcelona Olympics, finishing last in his semi-final heat after stumbling out of the blocks
    -2 !
  • 1997
    acted as trainer for Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona
    1 !
  • 1999
    acted as football coach to Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi's son, Al-Saadi Qadhafi, who aspired to join an Italian soccer club. Al-Saadi ultimately did join an Italian team but was sacked after one game when he failed a drug test
    -4 !
  • 2008
    August 1: filed a $37 million lawsuit against the estate of his former lawyer Ed Futerman
    0 !

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