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Which Olympic Games saw Ben Johnson briefly defeat the defending champion and world record holder, Carl Lewis........

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Which Olympic Games saw Ben Johnson briefly defeat the defending champion and world record holder, Carl Lewis, in the men's 100 m?

posted Jun 26, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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1988
Johnson won the race and set a new world record, but was then stripped of his placing (plus the gold medal and the record) after he failed a drug test. Johnson was found to have taken the banned steroid stanozolol.

answer Jun 27, 2023 by Rajni
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