- Alvin Harrison
Alvin Harrison (born
January 20 ,1974 ) is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1996 and2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalistCalvin Harrison . 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 modernOlympic Games . In the 4 x 400m relay, Alvin ran the first leg and Calvin ran the third leg. In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay US team was stripped of their medals after teammateAntonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs. [cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/china.olympics/index.html |title=Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up |accessdate=2008-08-02 |author=CNN |authorlink=CNN |date=2008-08-02 |work=CNN.com]Alvin Harrison did not compete in the
2004 Olympics due to circumstantial evidence of using a banned substance. In October of 2004, Harrison agreed to a four-year suspension with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Harrison also authored the bookGo to Your Destiny , which debuted on theOprah Winfrey Show in 2001. Alvin Harrison is featured in theUnited Way of America public service announcement "Performance" commercial that is currently being aired.Personal bests
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences References
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