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  Justin Gatlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justin (A.K.A. "J-Gat") was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Gatlin appealed on the grounds that the positive test had been due to medication that he had been taking since his childhood when he was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.
Gatlin had previously tested positive for amphetamine at the US junior championships at the University of Tennessee but the subsequent ban was not required to be served (though it remained upon the books) on the grounds that the substances were medication to combat attention deficit disorder [10].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Justin_Gatlin   (1064 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin could escape life ban - Boston.com
By testifying against Trevor Graham, Gatlin would exercise the "substantial assistance" provision in the World Anti-Doping Agency's code, which reduces the ban by proving "he or she bears no significant fault or negligence" in the violation.
Gatlin, the Olympic and world champion and co-world record holder in the 100 meters, tested positive for testosterone or other steroids April 22 after a relay race in Kansas.
Graham has claimed Gatlin was the victim of a vengeful massage therapist who rubbed testosterone cream on the sprinter's legs without his knowledge after the race.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/08/11/justin_gatlin_could_escape_life_ban   (476 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin
Gatlin's victories made him only the second man ever to win both 100m and 200m at the same World Outdoor Championships during the 10 occasions the event has been held and his winning margin of.17 seconds in the 100 was the biggest in World Championships history.
Gatlin also won both sprints at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships in becoming the first man to win U.S. 100 and 200-meter titles in the same year since Kirk Baptiste in 1985.
Gatlin later added an Olympic bronze medal to his collection in Athens, crossing the finish line in 20.03, and he won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay (38.08).
www.usatf.org /athletes/bios/Gatlin_Justin.asp   (729 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Athletics | Gatlin has been sabotaged - coach
Gatlin, who took a share of the 100m world record in May - one month after his positive test - when he tied Jamaican Asafa Powell's mark of 9.77 seconds, insists he is innocent.
Gatlin, who won his Olympic gold in Athens two years ago, admitted he has tested positive for "testosterone or its precursors" that have come from an exogenous, or outside, source.
Gatlin, who came to the track after a background in American football, became only the fifth man to add the world title to an Olympic 100m gold when he won the global crown in Helsinki last year.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/5228246.stm   (700 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner News - Justin Gatlin faces lifetime ban - Monday | July 31, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Justin Gatlin, the Olympic and World 100-metre champion, will get a lifetime ban from the sport's international governing body if he is found guilty of doping.
Gatlin said he will cooperate with USADA "and hope that when all the facts are revealed it will be determined that I have done nothing wrong".
Gatlin, who in May tied Jamaica's Asafa Powell for the world record in the 100 at 9.77 seconds, would lose the record if the result is upheld.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060731/sports/sports2.html   (559 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Gatlin, Graham facing possible bans; therapist offers denial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gatlin, the Olympic champion and co-holder for the world record in the 100 meters, tested positive for using testosterone or related substances and is facing a lifetime ban if the test is confirmed.
Gatlin," said Elizabeth Baker, the lawyer for Whetstine, who, she said, was under contract to Nike and was assigned to Gatlin.
Gatlin, the current Olympic 100-meter champion and co-holder of the world record in the event, is facing a lifetime ban because of a previous positive test.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/track/2006-07-31-gatlin-doping_x.htm?csp=34   (792 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin doping
While his coach claimed Justin Gatlin's positive drug test was a result of sabotage, the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday called for the American sprinter to be banned for "up to life" if the results are confirmed.
Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, said in an interview on Jamaican television that the Olympic and world champion and co-world-record holder in the 100 meters was victim of a setup.
Gatlin tried to establish himself as a leader in proving that track and field could be a clean sport, but on Saturday, his publicist said that Gatlin was notified by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that the sprinter had tested positive for testosterone, or its precursors, after a relay race in Kansas last April.
justin-gatlin.blogspot.com   (772 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin: Greece lightning
Gatlin, who is also the World Indoors 60 metre champion, was not among the favourites.
Gatlin has only one ambition: to dominate the sprints. Going the way he is, he surely will.
Justin Gatlin who is from this town and who I went to high school with is a...
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/23oly-ath5.htm   (385 words)

  
 Sprinter Gatlin fails doping test
Gatlin, who trains under coach Trevor Graham, was banned for two years after testing positive for an amphetamine in 2001 before joining Graham but he was given early reinstatement by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Gatlin still decided to compete in the U.S. championships because he did not believe he had done anything wrong, a source said.
"Justin has been one of the most visible spokespersons for winning with integrity in the sport of track and field, and throughout his career he has made clear his willingness to take responsibility for his actions," Masback said in a statement.
in.rediff.com /sports/2006/jul/30gatlin.htm   (737 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin Pictures, Biography, Filmography, Awards, Wallpapers
When Gatlin was 8, his family moved to Pensacola, Fla. Gatlin attended Woodham High School in Pensacola, Fla., where he won state titles in the 100m, 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles, and finished third in the long jump.
Gatlin concluded his 2003 season by winning $500,000 one of the biggest cash prizes in track and field history in the 100m with a time of 10.05 at the Moscow Challenge.
Gatlin promised his mother he would get a degree, so he enrolled at St. Augustine College in Raleigh, started classes in January 2003, and plans to go back after the Games.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/justin_gatlin/justin_gatlin.shtml   (337 words)

  
 SI.com - Americans take gold, bronze in 100m - Sunday August 22, 2004 8:43PM
Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday to become the youngest champion in 36 years, barely holding off Portugal's Francis Obikwelu and defending gold medalist Maurice Greene to win in 9.85 seconds.
Gatlin won six NCAA titles in his two seasons at Tennessee, then won the 60-meter title at the world indoor championships last year.
Gatlin, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native who now lives in Raleigh, N.C., said his victory was just the first of what he hopes will be many historic accomplishments.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/track/08/22/100.meters.ap/index.html?cnn=yes   (1030 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin wins Osaka Grand Prix - Boston.com
Gatlin finished in 9.95 seconds Saturday at the Osaka Grand Prix, winning his first individual race of the season.
American sprinter Justin Gatlin responds to fans after winning the men's 100-meter final of the IAAF Japan Grand Prix in Osaka, western Japan, Saturday, May 6, 2006.
Gatlin has said one of his goals this season will be to break Jamaican Asafa Powell's world record of 9.77.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/running/articles/2006/05/06/justin_gatlin_wins_osaka_grand_prix   (410 words)

  
 SI.com - NFL - Eagles show interest in track star Gatlin - Thursday June 1, 2006 5:45PM
Gatlin's agent, Renaldo Nehemiah, said Thursday the Eagles have made several inquiries the last three weeks to see if his client was interested in playing football.
Gatlin, who won Olympic gold in the 100 in Athens, last played football some nine years ago, after quitting his high school team in 10th grade after a dispute with his coach.
Gatlin and Powell raced in separate 100 heats last week at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., and a potential race in Gateshead, England, on June 11 fell through.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/football/nfl/06/01/eagles.gatlin/index.html   (692 words)

  
 ESPN.com - TRACKANDFIELD - Olympic champion Gatlin says he failed drug test in April
Gatlin positioned himself as a leader in trying to prove track and field is a clean sport.
Gatlin, the co-world record holder with Jamaica's Asafa Powell at 100 meters, is coached by Trevor Graham, whose former pupils include Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones, both of whom have both been prominently mentioned in the BALCO steroids investigation.
Gatlin said he was "particularly sensitive to this issue" because he tested positive in college for a banned substance contained in Adderall, which he took to calm attention deficit disorder.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=2533757   (797 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Athletics | Gatlin faces prospect of life ban   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gatlin's case is expected to be heard by the United States Anti-Doping Agency hearing next Monday.
Gatlin also tested positive for an amphetamine in 2001 and Pound confirmed that if the World Anti-Doping Code is properly applied the American faces a life ban.
Gatlin's coach Trevor Graham has already said his athlete has been "sabotaged" and that he knows who is responsible.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/5228060.stm   (680 words)

  
 Stories Tagged 'justin gatlin' » Netscape.com
Sports – The elite track coach who trained Justin Gatlin, Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery was charged Thursday with hindering the federal steroids probe he helped launch three years ago when he mailed a vial of a designer drug to anti-doping agents.
Sports – Olympic gold-medal sprinter Justin Gatlin, one of the brightest stars of the supposed post-BALCO generation of American track and field athletes, was banned from competition Tuesday for producing a positive test for testosterone at a race in April.
Sports – The lawyer for Justin Gatlin’s track coach asked the USOC to lift its ban of Trevor Graham on Tuesday, saying he passed a lie-detector test when he denied giving performance-enhancing drugs to athletes.
www.netscape.com /tag/justin+gatlin   (595 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Firing Gatlin sets sights on Powell's world record - Thursday | August 4, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Olympic 100 metres champion Gatlin expressed disappointment that world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica will not be in the World Championship field this weekend, but promised a flashy show of his own.
AMERICAN OLYMPIC 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin is aiming at Asafa Powell's world record when he faces the starter at this weekend's World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Since his recent victories over Powell, Gatlin was quoted as saying Powell cannot run fast in races in which he, Shawn Crawford and Maurice Greene are in.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20050804/sports/sports1.html   (285 words)

  
 ABC News: Nike Suspends Justin Gatlin's Contract
Justin Gatlin, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold medal in the 100-meters at the Olympic Stadium during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens,in this Aug. 22, 2004 file photo.
Reigning Olympic and world 100-meter champion Gatlin agreed to an eight-year ban from athletics Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because of the "exceptional circumstances" surrounding his first positive test, American anti-doping authorities said.
Gatlin, the co-world record holder in the 100 meters, tested positive for testosterone and other steroids at the Kansas Relays on April 22.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=2356194&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (368 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin :: Eastbay Track & Field 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Nike Zoom Superfly G5 One of the finest young US sprinters to come along in years, Justin Gatlin was 22 when he won the gold medal in the men’s 100 meters at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Gatlin later added an Olympic bronze medal to his collection in Athens, crossing the finish line in :20.03.
Gatlin ended the 2003 season by claiming one of the biggest cash prizes in track and field history at the Moscow Challenge when he won the 100 meters in 10.05 seconds and the $500,000 jackpot.
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 USATODAY.com - U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin receives 8-year ban in doping case, forfeits world record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Though not admitting he intentionally used performance-enhancing drugs, Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin on Tuesday accepted a positive drug test and a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension for a maximum of eight years.
Gatlin, 24, the 2004 Olympic 100-meter gold medalist, loses his share of the world record he set in May as well as the U.S. title he won in June but avoids a lifetime ban that he was facing because of a positive test in 2001 that was later ruled inadvertent.
In 2001 Gatlin tested positive for an amphetamine contained in medication he had taken for years for attention-deficit disorder.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/track/2006-08-22-gatlin-doping-ban_x.htm?csp=34   (448 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin Wins Coveted Jessee Owens Award :: Gatlin joins 2003 winner Tom Pappas
Former Vol sprinter Justin Gatlin (2001-02) capped his storybook 2004 season by winning the Jesse Owens Award, the most prestigious award in American track and field.
Gatlin, who won a complete set of medals in his first Olympic Games in Athens, Greece this summer, joined 100-meter hurdler Joanna Hayes as the male and female recipient of the 2004 Jesse Owens Award.
Gatlin's 2004 season established the 22-year-old sprinter as "the fastest man in the world" after the former Volunteer won an historic 100 final at the Olympic Games.
www.cstv.com /sports/c-track/stories/112904aag.html   (747 words)

  
 World 100-meter champion Gatlin reveals failing test in April - CBS SportsLine.com
Reigning Olympic and world 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin said on Saturday he was informed he tested positive for testosterone or its precursors, the same substances which have thrown Floyd Landis' victory at the Tour de France into question.
Gatlin, who positioned himself as a leader in trying to prove athletics was a clean sport, said in a statement released through his publicist that the United States Anti-Doping Agency informed him of the test taken after a relay race in Kansas in April.
Gatlin, the co-world record-holder with Jamaica's Asafa Powell in the 100, is coached by Trevor Graham, whose former pupils include Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones, both of whom have both been prominently mentioned in the BALCO steroids investigation.
cbs.sportsline.com /worldsports/story/9577411/rss   (701 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - American Justin Gatlin Breaks World Record for 100-Meter Dash - International News | News of the World | ...
Gatlin went over to the stands and hugged members of the U.S. team, including women's 200-meter world champion Allyson Felix, as the crowd of 10,000 gave him a standing ovation.
Gatlin's previous best was the 9.85 he ran in winning the Olympic gold in Athens in 2004.
Gatlin, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a former NCAA 100 and 200 champion at Tennessee, is coached by Trevor Graham — the former coach of Montgomery and Marion Jones.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,195287,00.html   (1018 words)

  
 Justin Gatlin banned for 8 years
The agency said that the disgraced sprinter would still have the right to appeal to an arbitration panel in the next six months to have the ban reduced, but he cannot now argue that the test was faulty.
Gatlin had painted himself as a role model for the anti-doping movement, despite a positive test for an amphetamine in 2001, when he was still a student at the University of Tennessee.
By agreeing to cooperate with USADA in the fight against drugs, Gatlin avoided a lifetime ban, but at 24 years old, his career as a top athletics star is still effectively over unless he wins a substantial reduction.
www.mid-day.com /sports/international/2006/august/142573.htm   (439 words)

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