Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson was a famous Canadian athlete who set two world records for the 100-meter dash. His first record for the 100-meter dash was 9.38 seconds in 1987. In 1988 he set a new world record of 9.79 seconds. In Seoul Korea at the 1988 Olympics Ben Johnson raced and beat out American Carl Lewis for the gold medal. Two days after Ben Johnson won his medal, the Olympic Committee discovered he has been taking steroids. The Olympic Committee took away Ben Johnson's medal and gave it to Carl Lewis instead. Then both of his world records were erased from the world records books.They raced against each other 15 other times from 1980 to 1988. Carl Lewis won 9 times and Ben Johnson won 6 times.







Do you know that steroids can also be good for you? Doctors give them to you for rashes and allergies. Certain steroids are a safe way to treat asthma in kids, but they do have side effects.