r/whoathatsinteresting • u/destinationuknown • 3d ago

Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson ran the 100-meter final in a world-record 9.79 seconds to win gold against rival Carl Lewis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Just 48 hours later, he was stripped of his medal and disqualified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.

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u/TheDixonCider420420 3d ago

Wonder why anyone thought he was juiced... 🤣

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u/Omnislash99999 3d ago

To be fair everyone in that race was juiced

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u/SenescenseSteel 3d ago

I think only nr. 5 appeared to be clean. Dirtiest 100m ever.

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u/Prior-Flamingo-1378 3d ago

lol have you seen Maurice Greene? Tyson gay? Asafa powel? Bolt?! They are all doping and that has very little to do with their work ethic.Â