Ben Johnson (sprinter)

Ben Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, Jr.
Born	(1961-12-30) December 30, 1961 (age 55) Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Residence	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	60m, 100m, 200m
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 "Ben" Johnson, CM OOnt (born December 30, 1961) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded. He set consecutive 100 metres world records at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified for doping, losing the Olympic title and both records.

Born in Falmouth, Jamaica, Johnson immigrated to Canada in 1976, residing in Scarborough, Ontario.

Johnson met coach Charlie Francis and joined the Scarborough Optimists track and field club, training at Southampton University. Francis was a Canadian 100 metres sprint champion himself (1970, 1971 and 1973) and a member of the Canadian team for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Francis was also Canada's national sprint coach for nine years.

Johnson's first international success came when he won two silver medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. He finished behind Allan Wells of Scotland in the 100 m with a time of 10.05 seconds and was a member of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team which finished behind Nigeria. This success was not repeated at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing 6th with a time of 10.44, nor at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas where Johnson placed 5th in the 100 m final with a time of 10.25.

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