| The main photo above shows Justin Gatlin (983) crossing the line to
win the 200m Gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. It
completed a memorable double for the young American who earlier in the
championships had won the 100m in fine style (see below).
Wallace Spearmon (1030) won the silver medal, John Capel (972) the
bronze and Tyson Gay (984) finished fourth to complete an unprecedented
1, 2, 3, 4 for any one nation. |
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Men's 200m. Final
2005 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Justin GATLIN |
|
USA |
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20.04 |
| 2. Wallace SPEARMON |
|
USA |
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20.20 |
| 3. John CAPEL |
|
USA |
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20.31 |
| 4. Tyson GAY |
|
USA |
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20.34 |
| 5. Stephane BUCKLAND |
|
MRI |
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20.41 |
| 6. Patrick JOHNSON |
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AUS |
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20.58 |
| 7. Tobias UNGER |
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GER |
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20.81 |
| 8. Usain BOLT |
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JAM |
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26.27 |
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Photos 7th. August 2005 by G. Herringshaw. ©
| The main photo above shows Justin in full flow during the heats of
the 100m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The inset picture
shows Gatlin (four from left) storming to victory in the final in a time
of 9.88, fully .17 secs ahead of Michael Frater (yellow vest alongside
Justin) and Kim Collins (second right). Not surprisingly this was the
greatest winning margin in the 100m at the World Championships.
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Men's 100m. Final
2005 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Justin GATLIN |
|
USA |
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9.88 |
| 2. Michael FRATER |
|
JAM |
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10.05 |
| 3. Kim COLLINS |
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SKN |
|
10.05 |
| 4. Francis OBIKWELU |
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POR |
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10.07 |
| 5. Dwight THOMAS |
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JAM |
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10.09 |
| 6. Leonard SCOTT |
|
USA |
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10.13 |
| 7. Marc BURNS |
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TRI |
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10.14 |
| 8. Aziz ZAKARI |
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GHA |
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10.20 |
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On August 22nd. 2006, Gatlin accepted an eight-year ban from track and
field, avoiding a lifetime ban in exchange for his cooperation with the
doping authorities, and because of the "exceptional circumstances"
surrounding his first positive drug test.
Gatlin appealed against the
ban; an arbitration panel reduced it to four years at a hearing in
December 2007.
His 9.77 s performance, set in May 2006, was
annulled.
On August 3, 2010 Gatlin made his return to the athletics circuit after the four-year doping ban
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