Ben Johnson fails dope test

1988 - Olympic 100 metres champion Ben Johnson of Canada has failed a dope test, an official of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) medical commission said in Seoul. Professor Gustavo Tuccine said Johnson, who emerged as the star of the games with his devastating world record of 9.79 seconds in the final, had tested positive for an anabolic steroid. Johnson is the seventh athlete caught for doping and by far the most prominent.