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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, CM OOnt is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100m and the 60m indoor World Records.
Known for
- 9.79* — Self2013
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ben
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Trelawny Parish
- Occupation
- sprinter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1984 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Canada
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Ben Johnson 2017 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 177
- Residence
- Markham
- Significant event
- athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres
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- date of birth
- 1961-12-30
- Commons category
- Ben Johnson (sprinter)
- different from
- Ben Johnson
- medical condition
- stuttering
- trained by
- Charlie Francis
- sports discipline competed in
- 100 metres
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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