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2023. február 15. 11:55
Jamaican-born Canadian Ben Johnson (C) crosses the finish line to win the Olympic 100m final in a world record 9.79 seconds on September 24, 1988 at Seoul Olympic Stadium. Carl Lewis from USA (l) took second place. Johnson, nicknamed as "Human Bullet" for having become the fastest man in 1987 Rome's World Championships, after he had clocked a world record time of 9. 84 sec. He was banned for two years in Seoul after testing positive for the steroid stanolozol shortly after winning the 100m. Johnson made a comeback in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics, only to test positive again a year later, this time for testosterone, incurring a life-time ban. In July 1997 the disgraced sprinter told the Argentinian newspaper La Nacion: "I know I am the fastest man in the world and no-one can deny it. My only mistake was to run too fast. Drugs cannot make you break a world record, they only improve you by 25 percent." (Photo by ROMEO GACAD / AFP)
