biography
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Johnson, Ben(jamin Sinclair)
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| sex:
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| lived:
| (1961– )
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| biography:
| Athlete, born in Falmouth, N Jamaica. He moved to Canada in 1976, and in the middle 1980s was the world's fastest sprinter, with Carl Lewis. He won the 100 m gold medal at 1986 Commonwealth Games, was unbeaten in 21 consecutive starts over 100 m, and at the 1988 Seoul Olympics set a new world 100-m record, but was immediately deprived of his gold medal for having taken banned substances in preparation for the Games. |
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