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1988 didn't start well for Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. In February, he pulled a hamstring muscle. In May, he injured his leg. In June, he broke away from Charlie Francis who had been his coach ...
SEOUL (AFP) – Disgraced drugs cheat Ben Johnson returned Tuesday to ... that destroyed his career and reputation. The Canadian sprinter revisited the site of his stunning triumph and downfall ...
Thirty-six years after he was stripped of an Olympic gold medal, former Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson still believes he has a place among the greats. "In my mind and many [people's minds] who ...
Ben Johnson burst from the starting blocks early Friday morning, this time with words instead of speed, exploding as if he were back in Seoul 36 years ago, pointing fingers with loud accusations ...
In 1934, Ben Johnson, an African American sprinter from Columbia University, beat Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette University, a world record-holder in the 100-yard dash, at the National indoor Amateur ...
(Photo credit should read HEESOON YIM/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images Doping-stained retired Canadian Olympian Ben Johnson said he’s the best sprinter of all time, greater than world record holder ...
Ben Johnson, the sprinter who cannot seem to outrun scandal, is in another drug-related bind. As Johnson faced a hearing tomorrow for a positive drug test, Canadian officials worked behind the ...
Ben Johnson, the Canadian sprinter who had won the 100 meters by breaking his own world record with a time of 9.79 seconds, was stripped of his gold medal after a positive drug test for traces of ...