Alvin Harrison
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| Full name | Alvin Leonardo Harrison[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 20, 1974 (age 51) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 m: 44.09 (Atlanta 1996)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alvin Leonardo Harrison (born January 20, 1974) is an American former
at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Biography
Born in
Calvin Harrison. A year before their first attempt to make the Olympic team, the twins were living in their Ford Mustang. While Calvin was the star in high school, setting the National High School Record in the 400 meters, it was Alvin who earned the first Olympic spot in 1996 at the 1996 Olympic Trials. While he made the finals in the individual 400 meters, he drew lane one and finished fourth behind Michael Johnson's gold medal performance. But Johnson injured himself setting the world record in the 200 meters. Without their gold medalist and also without world record holder Butch Reynolds, the American team looked vulnerable in the 4 x 400 meters relay. The British team looked to take advantage by going out hard in the lead, however as the second leg of the team, Alvin over took Jamie Baulch
on the home stretch to put USA into the lead, a lead they ultimately would not relinquish, giving Alvin a gold medal.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Alvin Harrison and Calvin Harrison made history by becoming the first twins ever to compete and win Olympic gold medals together on the same relay team since the inception of the modern
United Way of America
public service announcement "Performance" commercial.
Alvin Harrison did not compete in the
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.[3] In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay US team was stripped of their medals after team member Antonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.[4]
After his suspension expired in late 2008, Harrison enjoyed a late career renaissance via a
.Harrison has one son and three daughters.
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | 20.23 | March 28, 1996 | Fresno, California
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| 400 m | 44.09 | June 19, 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 1st | 4 × 400 m Relay | |
| 2000 | 2000 Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 400 m |
Track records
As of 7 September 2024, Harrison holds the following track records for 400 metres.
| Location | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 44.18 | 08/09/2000 |
| Cape Town | 44.94 | 20/03/1998 |
| Roodepoort | 44.26 | 16/03/1998 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Teammate Antonio Pettigrew later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs and the International Olympic Committee disqualified the team.
References
- ^ a b c "Alvin Harrison". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS". courant.com. June 20, 1996.
- IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.)
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link - ^ "Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up". CNN. CNN. August 2, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Graham, Pat (August 18, 2009). "Alvin Harrison sprinting for Dominican Republic". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- IAAF. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
