Ben Johnson is a Canadian former sprinter who won the 100 meters at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in a world record time before testing positive for a banned steroid days later, resulting in the loss of his gold medal and record in one of the most notorious doping scandals in Olympic history.
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Career HighlightHeld the title of the world's fastest man in the 1987-88 season, breaking the 100 m and 60 m indoor world records, before being disqualified for doping and stripped of his 1988 Olympic gold medal. 1 Connections
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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson (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 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals.
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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson (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 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals.
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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson (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 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals.
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