Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)

Ben Johnson

Johnson in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, Jr.[1]
Born	(1961-12-30) December 30, 1961 (age 62)[1] Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	60m, 100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	30 m: 4.40 (2006) 50 m: 5.69 (1984) 55 m: 6.05 (1986) 60 m: 6.50 (1986) 100 m: 9.95 (1986) 200 m: 20.41 (1985)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 100 m 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m relay Disqualified 1988 Seoul 100 m World Championships Disqualified 1987 Rome 100 m World Indoor Championships 1985 Paris 60 m Disqualified 1987 Indianapolis 60 m Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow 100 m Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 100 m 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay 1982 Brisbane 100 m 1982 Brisbane 4x100 m relay 1986 Edinburgh 200 m Universiade 1983 Edmonton 4x100 m relay Pacific Conference Games 1981 Christchurch 4x100 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 1980 Sudbury 4x100 m relay Representing Americas World Cup 1985 Canberra 100 m 1985 Canberra 4x100 m relay

Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, CM OOnt (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 100m and the 60m indoor World Records. 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). He was the first man to beat 9.90 (Rome, 1987) and 9.80 seconds (Seoul, 1988).

He won two bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at the 1985 World Indoor Championships, 1986 Goodwill Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games. He was trained by Charlie Francis.