Alvin Harrison

Alvin Harrison (born January 20, 1974) is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin 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 modern Olympic 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 teammate Antonio 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 book Go to Your Destiny, which debuted on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001. Alvin Harrison is featured in the United Way of America public service announcement "Performance" commercial that is currently being aired.

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ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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