Shawn Crawford

Shawn Crawford, born on January 14, 1978, is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Born in Van Wyck, South Carolina, he ran for Clemson University, where he earned eleven All-America honors and three national championships. He won the 200 meters at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he took gold in the 200 meters in 19.79 seconds and silver as part of the United States 4 x 100 meter relay team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the 200 meters but was promoted to silver after two rivals were disqualified, and he later gave that medal to Churandy Martina in a gesture of sportsmanship. He was suspended for two years in 2013 for missing out-of-competition drug tests.