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Ben Johnson

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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100 m and the 60 m indoor World Records. He won the 100 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics; and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified for doping and stripped of the gold medals. He won two bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at the 1985 World Indoor Championships, 1986 Goodwill Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Johnson is the 15th most popular athlete (up from 34th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ben Johnson ranks 15 out of 6,025. Before him are Spyridon Louis, Thomas Burke, Bob Beamon, Mara, Douglas, and John Flanagan. After him are Carl Lewis, Iolanda Balaș, Usain Bolt, Robert Hichens, Louis Zamperini, and Thomas Curtis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ben Johnson ranks 36. Before him are Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Lisa Gerrard, John Corbett, and Bill de Blasio. After him are Carl Lewis, Andoni Zubizarreta, Julia Gillard, Samy Naceri, Woody Harrelson, and Tim Roth.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Ben Johnson ranks 5 out of 189. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Stamford Raffles (1781), Grace Jones (1948), and John Barnes (1963). After him are Usain Bolt (1986), Patrick Allen (1951), Max Romeo (1944), Peter Tosh (1944), Jimmy Cliff (1948), Marcus Garvey (1887), and Violet Brown (1900).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Ben Johnson ranks 1. After him are Usain Bolt (1986), George Rhoden (1926), George Kerr (1937), Merlene Ottey (1960), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Carol (null), Lennox Miller (1946), Don Quarrie (1951), Elaine Thompson (1992), Asafa Powell (1982), and Arthur Wint (1920).

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