Calvin Smith

Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100-meter relay in 1984. Quotes Because people need to know the truth. It’s part of history. I just wanted to have it down on record all the things that went on during the time I was running. In many cases, the sport was condoning the athletes taking drugs. Ben was typical of what was going on in the sport then. When I was competing, we knew a lot of Russian athletes were using drugs, That’s the thing. If you are involved in the sport, competing, you know what is going on. We knew who was cheating and who wasn’t. A lot of my speed was God-given, but a lot of it was just plain hard work. Whatever happened, I knew I was going to do it the right way. It is what it is, and the medal from 1988 is still bronze. At least, the truth is there in print. It’s there for the record. Bolton’s Smith tells all about 1988 Olympic race, June 24 2016 External links Category:1961 births Category:Track and field athletes Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Living people Category:African Americans Category:Olympic gold medalists