Sport. Athletics. IAAF World Championships. Rome, Italy. 30th August 1987. Mens 100 metres Final. Canada's Ben Johnson (145) crosses the line to take the Gold medal, and in doing so breaks the World Record with a time of 9.83 seconds. However, following t

Sport, Athletics, IAAF World Championships, Rome, Italy, 30th August 1987, Mens 100 metres Final, Canada's Ben Johnson (145) crosses the line to take the Gold medal, and in doing so breaks the World Record with a time of 9,83 seconds, However, following the revelation that Johnson was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs after the 1988 Olympic Games, the Canadian was stripped of his titles, meaning that USA's Carl Lewis (left) was awarded Gold in a legitimate World Record time of 9,93 seconds (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)
Sport, Athletics, IAAF World Championships, Rome, Italy, 30th August 1987, Mens 100 metres Final, Canada's Ben Johnson (145) crosses the line to take the Gold medal, and in doing so breaks the World Record with a time of 9,83 seconds, However, following the revelation that Johnson was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs after the 1988 Olympic Games, the Canadian was stripped of his titles, meaning that USA's Carl Lewis (left) was awarded Gold in a legitimate World Record time of 9,93 seconds (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)
Sport. Athletics. IAAF World Championships. Rome, Italy. 30th August 1987. Mens 100 metres Final. Canada's Ben Johnson (145) crosses the line to take the Gold medal, and in doing so breaks the World Record with a time of 9.83 seconds. However, following t
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