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Jerome Young
Jerome Young (born: August 14, 1976) in Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America, is a sprint athlete.
Jerome was part of the world record beating 4 x 400 metres relay team in 1998 along with Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, and Tyree Washington.
On June 29 2004 the IAAF announced [1]The Court of Arbitration of Sport has decided that the Doping Appeal Board of USATF reached an erroneous decision when exonerating Jerome Young of a doping offence and that, accordingly, Jerome Young did indeed commit a Doping Offence on 26 June 1999.
Achievements
- 1997
- World Championships - Athens, Greece.
- 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal
- World Championships - Athens, Greece.
- 1998
- IAAF World Cup - Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 400 m. silver medal
- IAAF World Cup - Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 2000
- Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
- 4 x 400 m. gold medal
- Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia.
- 2001
- World Championships - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 4 x 400 m. gold medal
- World Indoor Championships - Lisbon, Portugal.
- 4 x 400 m. silver medal
- World Championships - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 2003
- World Championships - Paris, France.
- 400 m. gold medal
- 4 x 400 m. relay gold medal
- World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England.
- 4 x 400 m. gold medal
- World Championships - Paris, France.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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