Full name Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, Jr.[1]
Born December 30, 1961 (age 59)[1]
Falmouth, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 cm)[1]
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
Event(s) 60m, 100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
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)
200m: 20.41 (1985)
Medal record[hide]
Men's athletics
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal - third place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m
Bronze medal - third place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m relay
Disqualified 1988 Seoul 100 m
World Championships
Disqualified 1987 Rome 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal - first place 1985 Paris 60 m
Disqualified 1987 Indianapolis 60 m
Goodwill Games
Gold medal - first place 1986 Moscow 100 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal - first place 1986 Edinburgh 100 m
Gold medal - first place 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay
Silver medal - second place 1982 Brisbane 100 m
Silver medal - second place 1982 Brisbane 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal - third place 1986 Edinburgh 200 m
Universiade
Silver medal - second place 1983 Edmonton 4x100 m relay
Pacific Conference Games
Gold medal - first place 1981 Christchurch 4x100 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal - third place 1980 Sudbury 4x100 m relay
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World Cup
Gold medal - first place 1985 Canberra 100 m
Silver medal - second place 1985 Canberra 4x100 m rela
Late 1990s and beyond
Johnson briefly acted as trainer for Argentine football player Diego Maradona in 1997. This occurred at York University, Toronto.[17]
In 1998, Johnson appeared in a charity race in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where he raced against a thoroughbred race horse, a harness racing horse and a stock car.[18] Johnson finished third in the race.
According to a 1998 article in Outside magazine, Johnson spent much of the latter part of the 1990s living downstairs in the house he shared with his mother Gloria. He spent his leisure time reading, watching movies, and taking his mother to church. He lived in a spacious home in Newmarket, Ontario's Stonehaven neighborhood. He claims to have lost his Ferrari when he used it as collateral for a loan from an acquaintance in order to make a house payment.[19] His mother died of cancer in 2004 and Johnson lived with his sister afterwards.
Shortly after his leaving Libya, it was reported that Johnson had been robbed of $7,300 by a Romani gang in Rome. His wallet was taken, containing $7,300 in cash, the proceeds of his pay for training Gaddafi. Johnson gave chase, but was unable to catch them after they vanished into a subway station.[20]
In May 2005, Johnson launched a clothing and sports supplement line, the Ben Johnson Collection. The motto for Johnson's clothing line was "Catch Me"; however, the clothing line never caught on.[21]
In a January 1, 2006 interview,[22] Johnson claimed that he was sabotaged by a "Mystery Man"[23] inside the doping-control room immediately following the 100 metres final in Seoul. He also stated that 40% of people in the sports world are still taking drugs to improve their performance.
In August 2008, Johnson filed a $37 million lawsuit against the estate of his former lawyer Ed Futerman, claiming Futerman made unauthorized payments from his trust account to pay bills and 20 percent commissions to a hairdresser recruited by the lawyer to act as the sprinter's sports agent. In 2012, the lawsuit was dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court by summary judgment on the basis that "there were no genuine issues raised requiring a trial".[24]
At present, Johnson lives in Markham, Ontario and spends much of his time with his daughter and granddaughter. He also continues to coach, notably with New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. Subban.[25] In 2010, he released his autobiography entitled Seoul to Soul.[21] In the self-published book, Johnson reviews his childhood in Jamaica, and his early bout with malaria. A Canadian Press article described the book as "an unconventional sports autobiography
In May 2017, Ben appeared in an advertising campaign for Australia's leading mobile bookmaker, Sportsbet. The campaign launches Sportsbet's new Android app, and Ben cheekily says it "has tested positive for speed and power, again and again". The campaign tagline is "Putting the 'Roid in Android" and concludes with Ben in the starters block.
Documentaries
The CBC radio documentary series Rewind broadcast an episode titled Ben Johnson: A Hero Disgraced [29] on September 19, 2013, for the 25th anniversary of the race, revealing 20 athletes tested positive for drugs but were cleared by the IOC at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. An International Olympic Committee (IOC) official told the CBC that endocrine profiles done at those games indicated that 80 percent of the track and field athletes tested showed evidence of long-term steroid use, although few were banned or had their medals stripped.
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