sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlvin Leonardo Harrison (born January 20, 1974) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. 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.
American former track and field athlete (born 1974)
Alvin Harrison
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Full name | Alvin Leonardo Harrison[1] |
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Born | January 20, 1974 (1974-01-20) (age 48) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
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Weight | 176 lb (80 kg)[1] |
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Biography
Born in Orlando, Florida, Harrison is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison. A year before their first attempt to make the Olympic team, the twins were living in their Ford Mustang. While Calvin was the star in high school, setting the National High School Record in the 400 meters, it was Alvin who earned the first Olympic spot in 1996 at the 1996 Olympic Trials. While he made the finals in the individual 400 meters, he drew lane one and finished fourth behind Michael Johnson's gold medal performance. But Johnson injured himself setting the world record in the 200 meters. Without their gold medalist and also without world record holder Butch Reynolds, the American team looked vulnerable in the 4 x 400 meters relay. The British team looked to take advantage by going out hard in the lead, however as the second leg of the team, Alvin over took Jamie Baulch on the home stretch to put USA into the lead, a lead they ultimately would not relinquish, giving Alvin a gold medal.
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 400 m relay, Alvin ran the first leg and Calvin ran the third leg. Harrison also authored the book Go to Your Destiny, which debuted on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001. Alvin Harrison was featured in the United Way of America public service announcement "Performance" commercial.
Alvin Harrison did not compete in the 2004 Olympics due to circumstantial evidence of using a banned substance. In October 2004, he agreed to a four-year suspension with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.[2] In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay US team was stripped of their medals after team member Antonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.[3]
After his suspension expired in late 2008, Harrison enjoyed a late career renaissance via a transfer of allegiance to the Dominican Republic in 2008. He made the move following discussion with his wife and his track colleague Félix Sánchez, both of whom are Dominican.[4] He competed for his new country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, running in the heats of the 400 m race. He made his second world appearance soon after and helped the Dominican 4×400-meter relay team to fourth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[5] The Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic chose Harrison as inaugural head of its high performance Olympic development program, whose first success was Luguelín Santos, silver medalist in the 2012 Olympic 400 metres at age 18. Harrison's role was recognised with an honorary master's degree in exercise science. He has also worked in high-performance programs in the NFL and NBA.
Harrison has one son and three daughters.
Personal bests
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
1996 |
1996 Summer Olympics |
Atlanta, United States |
1st |
4 × 400 m Relay |
2000 |
2000 Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
2nd |
400 m |
See also
- List of doping cases in athletics
Notes
- Teammate Antonio Pettigrew later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs and the International Olympic Committee disqualified the team.
References
- "Alvin Harrison". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up". CNN. CNN. August 2, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Graham, Pat (August 18, 2009). "Alvin Harrison sprinting for Dominican Republic". USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Arcoleo, Laura (March 14, 2010). EVENT REPORT – MEN's 4x400 Metres Relay Final. IAAF. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
External links
US National Championship winners in men's indoor 400-meter dash |
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1981–1992 The Athletics Congress |
- 1981: Ed Yearwood
- 1982: Walter McCoy
- 1983: Cliff Wiley
- 1984: Clinton Davis
- 1985–9: Antonio McKay
- 1990–1: Michael Johnson
- 1992: Willie Caldwell
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1981–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015 |
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 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
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Medley | |
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4 × 400 m |
- 1912:
Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920:
Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924:
Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928:
George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932:
Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936:
Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948:
Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952:
Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956:
Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960:
Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964:
Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968:
Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972:
Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976:
Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980:
Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984:
Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988:
Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992:
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996:
LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000:
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004:
Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008:
LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012:
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016:
Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020:
Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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1996 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | 1996 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- Amy Acuff
- Valeyta Althouse
- Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- Kelly Blair
- Nicole Carroll
- Sharon Hanson
- Aretha Hill
- Sheila Hudson
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Diana Orrange
- Ramona Pagel
- Suzy Powell
- Connie Price-Smith
- Cynthea Rhodes
- Connie Teaberry
- Marieke Veltman
- Tisha Waller
- Erica Wheeler
- Shana Williams
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Coaches | — |
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2000 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 2000 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- Amy Acuff
- Erin Aldrich
- Lynda Blutreich
- Dawn Burrell
- Shelia Burrell
- Jesseca Cross
- Karol Rovelto
- Stacy Dragila
- Dawn Ellerbe
- Nicole Gamble
- Marion Jones
- Kris Kuehl
- Melissa Mueller
- DeDee Nathan
- Amy Palmer
- Suzy Powell-Roos
- Connie Price-Smith
- Seilala Sua
- Kellie Suttle
- Teri Steer
- Shana Williams
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Coaches |
- John Chaplin (men's head coach)
- Dick Booth (men's assistant coach)
- Dixon Farmer (men's assistant coach)
- Rob Johnson (men's assistant coach)
- John Moon (men's assistant coach)
- Jerry Quiller (men's assistant coach)
- Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach)
- Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach)
- Karen Dennis (women's head coach)
- Sandy Fowler (women's assistant coach)
- Ernest Gregoire (women's assistant coach)
- Judy Harrison (women's assistant coach)
- Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
- LaVerne Sweat (women's assistant coach)
- Mark Young (women's assistant coach)
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На других языках
[de] Alvin Harrison
Alvin Harrison (* 20. Januar 1974 in Orlando) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet und Olympiasieger.
- [en] Alvin Harrison
[fr] Alvin Harrison
Alvin Harrison (né le 20 janvier 1974) est un ancien athlète américain, spécialiste du 400 m. Il est le frère jumeau de Calvin Harrison.
[it] Alvin Harrison
Alvin Leonardo Harrison (Orlando, 20 gennaio 1974) è un ex velocista statunitense naturalizzato dominicano, specializzato nei 400 metri piani.
[ru] Харрисон, Элвин
Элвин Леонардо Харрисон (англ. Alvin Leonardo Harrison; род. 20 января 1974[1], Орландо, Флорида) — американский легкоатлет (бег на короткие дистанции), чемпион и призёр летних Олимпийских игр, участник двух Олимпиад.
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