The Canadian track star’s biggest moment comes crashing down when he tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance
On September 24, 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson became the first sprinter from Canada since Percy Williams at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics to win the 100m Olympic final, and lowered his own world record to 9.79 seconds.
Unfortunately for Johnson, he was disqualified three days later for the use of the drug stanozolol. Because of that turn of events, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold and the world record with a time of 9.92
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