HERO TO ZERO IN 9.79 SECONDS

HERO TO ZERO IN 9.79 SECONDS
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BEN JOHNSON of Canada set consecutive 100 metres world records at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified for doping, losing the Olympic title and both records. The debacle became one of the biggest high profile scandal in Olympic History.  Johnson was stripped of his gold medal and world record and banned from competition for two years. The disgrace of the event was a black eye on Canadian amateur sport and pushed the drugs-in-sport issue to the forefront like never before.



YOUTUBE:
1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS 100m Dash FINAL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqXO9cj8uE



On September 24, 1988, Johnson won the 100m final at the Olympics, lowering his own world record to 9.79 seconds. Johnson would later remark that he would have been even faster had he not raised his hand in the air just before he finished the race. However, Johnson's urine samples were found to contain stanozolol, and he was disqualified three days later. He later admitted having used steroids when he ran his 1987 world record, which caused the IAAF to rescind that record as well. Johnson and coach Francis complained that they used doping in order to remain on an equal footing with the other top athletes on drugs they had to compete against. In testimony before the Dubin inquiry into drug use, Francis charged that Johnson was only one of many cheaters, and he just happened to get caught. Later, five of the finalists of the 100-meter race tested positive for banned drugs or were implicated in a drug scandal at some point in their careers: Carl Lewis, who was given the gold medal, Linford Christie, who was moved up to the silver medal and who went on to win gold at the next Games, Dennis Mitchell, who was moved up to fourth place and finished third to Christie in 1992, and Desai Williams, Johnson's countryman who won a bronze medal at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.


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HAND IN HAND

HAND IN HAND
1988 SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES THEME SONG
Koreana

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YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEeH5MiDK8I

See The Fire In The Sky

We Feel The Beating Of Our Hearts Together

This Is Our Time To Rise Above

We Know The Chance Is Here To Live Forever

For All Time 

Hand In Hand We Stand

All Across The Land

We Can Make This World

A Better Place In Which To Live

Hand In Hand We Can

Start To Understand

Breaking Down The Walls

That Come Between Us For All Time

Arirang

Everytime We Give It All

We Feel The Flame Eternally Inside Us

Lift Our Hands Up To The Sky

The Morning Calm Helps Us To Live In Harmony

For All Time

Hand In Hand We Stand

All Across The Land

We Can Make This World

A Better Place In Which To Live

Hand In Hand We Can

Start To Understand

Breaking Down The Walls

That Come Between Us For All Time

Arirang

Hand In Hand We Stand

All Across The Land

We Can Make This World

A Better Place In Which To Live

Hand In Hand We Can

Start To Understand

Breaking Down The Walls

That Come Between Us For All Time

Hand In Hand (Breaking Down The Walls Between Us)

Hand In Hand (Breaking Down The Walls) 

 

GREG LOUGANIS

GREG LOUGANIS
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GREG LOUGANIS started competitive diving as a 10 year old. He took part in his first Olympic Games, the 1976 Montreal Games, aged just 16 and claimed silver in the 10m platform. Four years later, he was firmly established as the world’s best diver, but the United States’ boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games meant that he had to wait another four years to taste Olympic gold.

Louganis was coached by Korean-American Dr. Sammy Lee, a two-time Olympic champion.Of Samoan and European descent, Louganis studied classical dance for many years, and this training provided the basis for the elegance and artistry of his performances. In addition to his Olympic titles, he won six World Championships and held many records for the highest marks ever achieved in competition.





1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS


At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Louganis found himself competing in front of his home crowd in California. He won the gold medal in both the 3m springboard and 10m platform events. This made him the first Olympian in 56 years to achieve this spectacular double.
He won the 1984 Olympics 3m Springboard Competition by a whopping margin 94 points, in a sport where the winning margin is measured in the Decimals.




In winning both the springboard and the platform at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Louganis became the first man to pull off that Olympic double since American Pete Desjardins in 1928. He also was the first to pass 700 points in both events in the same Olympics. His 710.91 points remain the most recorded in the Olympic platform competition since the advent of the current scoring system, and his victory in the springboard was the most lopsided in the history of the Games.

SEOUL - SEPTEMBER 19: Greg LOUGANIS of the USA diving team hits his head on the board during competition at the 1988 Seoul Olympics on September 19. Photo shows him right after hitting his head.(Photo by Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images)

1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS


Four years later in Seoul Olympic Games 1988, Louganis was now a veteran of his sport and faced a number of upcoming younger rivals. Yet despite striking the board with his head in the 9th Dive of the 3m Springboard Qualification rounds, Louganis dramatically retained both his Olympic titles. Given his dominance, it is highly probable that the 1980 boycott prevented Louganis from winning the diving double at three consecutive Games, which would have been an unprecedented feat.

 
I watched this Event myself and this CEMENTED Greg Louganis' Legacy as the Greatest Diver Ever. He thwarted the threat of People's Republic of China's Tan Lian De, Xiong Ni and upcoming Chinese diving stars for 2 Olympic Games.


 


SOURCES
Wikipedia
http://www.olympic.org/gregory-louganis
Youtube