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He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics; and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medal; and later he also lost most of the other medals he had achieved while being doped - with anabolic steroids (since 1981 until caught the first time in 1988).
6 years ago. Sports. 1:41. Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won Olympic gold in the men's 100-metre race, in a world record time of 9.79 seconds, at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. He would...
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Apr 21, 2024 · She had covered Johnson in 1988: the gold medal at the Olympics in Seoul, the positive steroid test, the aftermath.
Apr 24, 2024 · The Globe and Mail. Published April 23, 2024 Updated April 24, 2024. Jamaican-born Canadian Ben Johnson speeds to win the Olympic 100m final in a world record 9.79 seconds, on Sept. 24, 1988...
Sep 24, 2013 · For many Canadians over the age of 30 or so, the events of September 24, 1988, are seared into their memory: on that day, Ben Johnson ran the 100m dash in a world-record 9.79 seconds at the...
He finally captured gold in these events at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where he also took home bronze in the 200 m competition. Already a world record-holder in the indoor 60 metres, Johnson was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1987, the same year that he won gold in the 100 metre event at the World Championships with a world record of ...
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Sep 18, 2011 · He would become a five-time Commonwealth Games medalist winning with all-time medal count of two gold, two silver and one bronze at Brisbane 1982 (100m and 4x100m relay silvers) and Edinburgh 1986 (100m and 4x100m relay gold, 200m bronze).
