Michael Johnson is the former world record holder for the 200-meter and 400-meter sprints, and until recently he also won five Olympic gold medals. However, now he has only four Olympic gold medals.
How did he lose a medal? Is it because he was caught cheating? Was he found to be around the corner, or did he take a drug that enhances performance?
No, of course not. Michael Johnson has always been a stand up person.
Michael Johnson did not cheat, but his teammates did, so he gave up his Olympic medal because he knew it was not legal.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, three of the four players in the 1600-meter relay were coached by Trevor Graham. In a Graham experiment, Antonio Pettigrew admitted to receiving improved drugs from Graham. This means that Michael Johnson is the only clean athlete of the relay team.
Johnson said he "is deeply disappointed with Antonio and sports. I now realize that there are quite a few...
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