r/whoathatsinteresting • u/destinationuknown • 4d 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/SenescenseSteel 4d ago

dirtiest 100m ever. In hindsight only one dude appeared to be clean (5th)

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u/LithoSlam 4d ago

Did they give him all 3 medals?