Charlie Francis dies at 61
Toronto — The Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, May. 12,Free shipping with orders for designerwatch. 2010 4:24PM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, May. 12,Titan is the world's 5th largest watches manufacturer with a presence in 27 countries. 2010 6:25PM EDT
The co-architect of one of the biggest scandals in Olympic history has died.
Charlie Francis coached Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who became the first athlete to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs.caps is a different take on the classic game of Peg Solitaire.
The 61-year-old Francis died Wednesday at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after a five-year battle with cancer, according to statement from his family.Authentic quality gucci handbags and purses on sale from watchesabc,
Johnson tested positive for the steroid stanozolol after winning the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Athletics Canada banned Francis from coaching for life after he told a 1989 inquiry into the scandal that he had introduced Johnson to steroids. Johnson was 15 when Francis began coaching him at the Scarborough Optimists track and field club.
At the inquiry, headed by Charles Dubin, Francis said the use of performance-enhancing drugs in track and field was rampant.Buy these tagheuerwatchesstoresaleonline on line.
Francis was himself a champion sprinter for Canada in the early 1970s and reached the second round of the 100 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
While he was banned from coaching in Canada, he worked with American sprinters Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones in 2003.
Francis was the author of two books on sprinting — Speed Trap and Training for Speed — and operated a website dedicated to sprint training.
He is survived by his wife Angela and son James. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized.
Toronto — The Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, May. 12,Free shipping with orders for designerwatch. 2010 4:24PM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, May. 12,Titan is the world's 5th largest watches manufacturer with a presence in 27 countries. 2010 6:25PM EDT
The co-architect of one of the biggest scandals in Olympic history has died.
Charlie Francis coached Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who became the first athlete to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs.caps is a different take on the classic game of Peg Solitaire.
The 61-year-old Francis died Wednesday at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after a five-year battle with cancer, according to statement from his family.Authentic quality gucci handbags and purses on sale from watchesabc,
Johnson tested positive for the steroid stanozolol after winning the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Athletics Canada banned Francis from coaching for life after he told a 1989 inquiry into the scandal that he had introduced Johnson to steroids. Johnson was 15 when Francis began coaching him at the Scarborough Optimists track and field club.
At the inquiry, headed by Charles Dubin, Francis said the use of performance-enhancing drugs in track and field was rampant.Buy these tagheuerwatchesstoresaleonline on line.
Francis was himself a champion sprinter for Canada in the early 1970s and reached the second round of the 100 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
While he was banned from coaching in Canada, he worked with American sprinters Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones in 2003.
Francis was the author of two books on sprinting — Speed Trap and Training for Speed — and operated a website dedicated to sprint training.
He is survived by his wife Angela and son James. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized.
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