Calvin Harrison

Calvin Harrison (born January 20, 1974) is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Alvin Harrison. At the 2000 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 teammmate 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] Calvin also co-authored the book "Go to Your Destiny", which debuted on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001.

Calvin Harrison did not participate in the 2004 Olympics due to a stimulant violation involving modafinil at the 2003 U.S. championships. Harrison received a two-year suspension that ended in 2006. Harrison is now eligible to compete for the 2008 Olympic team.

ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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