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A Jamaican native, Ben Johnson moved to Canada at the age of 14 and eventually came under the tutelage of track coach and former Olympian Charlie Francis.By the time of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, where he won silver medals for Canada in the 100 and the 4×100 relay, his star on the international athletics scene was rising rapidly.
Apr 23, 2012 · The drama. The romance. The power. The showdown. The tragedy.
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Ben Jonson is among the best-known writers and theorists of English Renaissance literature, second in reputation only to Shakespeare. A prolific dramatist and a man of letters highly learned in the classics, he profoundly influenced the Augustan age through his emphasis on the precepts of Horace, Aristotle, and other classical Greek and Latin thinkers.
Apr 25, 2024 · After winning the 100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, now remembered as “the dirtiest race in history,” Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson failed his drug test and was stripped of his gold ...
Oct 11, 2021 · West Ham's Ben Johnson takes MOTDx back to his roots, as the 21-year-old defender talks through his journey from being an academy prospect, to scoring his fi...
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A Jamaican native, Ben Johnson moved to Canada at the age of 14 and eventually came under the tutelage of track coach and former Olympian Charlie Francis. By the time of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, where he won silver medals for Canada in the 100 and the 4×100 relay, his star on the international athletics scene was rising rapidly.
Jan 30, 2024 · Ben Johnson is opting to remain with the Lions as their offensive coordinator rather than pursue the head-coaching vacancies with the Commanders and Seahawks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
