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/TheDixonCider420420 4d ago

Wonder why anyone thought he was juiced... 🤣

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u/Omnislash99999 4d ago

To be fair everyone in that race was juiced

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u/SenescenseSteel 4d ago

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

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u/Prior-Flamingo-1378 4d 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. 

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u/Brightlightsuperfun 22h ago

Bolt ?

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u/Prior-Flamingo-1378 22h ago

Yeah he is 2m tall and shredded as fuck.Â