Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,456
- Total plays
- 10,740
Tags
Hard Tranceindie rockbeatsindieLo-Fi
There is more than one artist with this name. 1. Indie / Alternative / Progressive Rock artist from Chicago, Illinois 2. Indie Pop group from Salt Lake City, Utah - also performing under the name the Ben Johnson Boom Band (search this artist name on last.fm for more info) 1. Some of the best human stories are the hardest to tell – those stories that are acted out inside a person, instead of obviously out in the world. But the facts of Ben Johnson’s life more than hint at the presence of jus
Key facts
- Full name
- Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, Jr.
- Born
- ( 1961-12-30 ) December 30, 1961 (age 64) , Falmouth , Trelawny Parish , Jamaica
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Country
- Canada
- Event s
- 60 m , 100 m , 200 m
- Personal best s
- 30 m : 4.40 (2006), 50 m : 5.69 (1984), 55 m : 6.05 (1986), 60 m : 6.50 (1986), 100 m : 9.95 (1986), 200 m : 20.41 (1985)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, CM OOnt (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals. He was the first to beat the 9.9 and 9.8 seconds barrier.
He won two bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at the 1985 World Indoor Championships, 1986 Goodwill Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games. He was trained by Charlie Francis.
Connections
Categories
1961 births20th-century Canadian sportsmenAthletes from Trelawny ParishAthletes stripped of World Athletics Championships medalsAthletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics