The main photo above shows Jerome Young, arms aloft, shortly after crossing
the finishing line to take the Gold medal in the 400m at the 2003 World Athletics
Championships in Paris.
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Men's 400m. Final.
2003 World Athletics Championships.
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| X. Jerome YOUNG |
|
USA |
|
44.50 |
| 1. Tyree WASHINGTON |
|
USA |
|
44.77 |
| 2. Marc RAQUIL |
|
FRA |
|
44.79 |
| 3. Michael BLACKWOOD |
|
JAM |
|
44.80 |
| 4 Leslie DJHONE |
|
FRA |
|
44.83 |
| X. Calvin HARRISON |
|
USA |
|
44.96 |
| 5. Eric MILAZAR |
|
MRI |
|
45.17 |
| 6. Alleyne FRANCIQUE |
|
GRN |
|
45.48 |
The gold medal was originally won by Jerome Young but he was later
disqualified for doping, together with his teammate Calvin Harrison
who finished sixth. His results form 1999 showed drugs use and as a result
of those tests he lost all his medal. Many of them relays for the U.S.A.