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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Track and field

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Difference between Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Track and field

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres vs. Track and field

The Men's 100 Meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea – frequently dubbed "the dirtiest race in history" – ended in controversy after Canada's Ben Johnson defeated defending champion Carl Lewis of the United States in a world record time of 9.79s, breaking his own record of 9.83s that he had set at the 1987 World Championship in Rome. Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

Similarities between Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Track and field

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Track and field have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ben Johnson (sprinter), Carl Lewis, Doping in sport, ESPN, United States Olympic Trials (track and field).

Ben Johnson (sprinter)

Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, (born December 30, 1961) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded.

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Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold.

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Doping in sport

In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

The United States Olympic Trials for the sport of track and field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games.

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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Track and field Comparison

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres has 132 relations, while Track and field has 349. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.04% = 5 / (132 + 349).

References

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