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3 days ago · Antonio Pettigrew of St. Augustine’s won gold in the 4×400-meter relay, and was also later stripped of his medals after admitting using performance enhancing drugs. The HBCU highlight for the 2004 Athens games was the appointment of George Williams, of St. Augustine’s University, as head coach for men’s track and field.
2 days ago · Duncan Dokiwari won bronze in boxing in the men’s super-heavyweight class. Premium Times reports that in 2000, the USA team—Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, and Michael Johnson—won the 4x400m relay race ahead of the Nigerian team, which comprised Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, the late Sunday Bada, and Enefiok Udo-Obong.
1 day ago · World Athletics stipulates two ways of qualifying for the games. The first is by attaining the qualification standard. Shortcomings. Nigeria’s population is approximately 218.5 million as of ...
2 days ago · In 2022, FTSE 100 CEOs earned an average of £4.3m (excluding income besides their main job). Last year, this figure increased to £5m. Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot retains his title as the highest-paid CEO on the FTSE 100. He took home £16.9m in total pay – a 9% increase on his previous pay packet.
1 day ago · Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to steroid use.
14 hours ago · Australia has nine current or former NBA players, the third most of any team in this summer’s field behind Canada (10) and the U.S. (12). Mills, a former champion with the San Antonio Spurs who ...
6 hours ago · Olympic Games. 1956 Melbourne. 800 m. 1956 Melbourne. 4×400 m relay. Thomas William Courtney (August 17, 1933 – August 22, 2023) was an American athlete and winner of two gold medals in the 1956 Olympic Games. Born in South Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, Courtney's father was a former minor-league baseball player.
