Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson initially won the race and set a new world record time of 9.79 seconds, beating Olympic ...

The biggest fish they ever caught. After his bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1984 Games (August 4), Canada's Ben Johnson decided he needed some extra pharmaceutical help to beat Carl Lewis. By ...

Carl Lewis has always amazed us ... In the 100, Lewis was beaten to the finish line by Ben Johnson, who ran a remarkable 9.79 seconds. But the steroid-using Canadian was stripped of the gold ...

Stream the latest 9.79* videos on Watch ESPN. A profile of the Men's 100 meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the eight men who participated, including Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis.