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Encyclopedia > Alvin Harrison

Alvin Harrison was a 1996 and 2000 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Harrison was barred from participating in the 2004 Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance. In October of 2004, Harrison agreed to a four-year suspension the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ...


He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison.

Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 4x400 m relay
1912 United States Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath
1920 Great Britain Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler
1924 United States Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson
1928 United States George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Frederick Alderman, Ray Barbuti
1932 United States Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr
1936 Great Britain Frederick Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, William Roberts, Godfrey Brown
1948 United States Arthur Harnden, Clifford Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield
1952 Jamaica Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden
1956 United States Charlie Jenkins, Louis Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney
1960 United States Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis
1964 United States Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr
1968 United States Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans
1972 Kenya Charles Asati, Hezahiah Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang

1976 United States Herman Frazier, Benjamin Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks
1980 Soviet Union Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetsky, Viktor Markin
1984 United States Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay
1988 United States Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds
1992 United States Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis
1996 United States LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank
2000 United States Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson
2004 United States Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson These are the male Olympic medalists in athletics. ... Melvin Whinfield Mel Sheppard (September 5, 1883 - January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Edward Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg (November 9, 1887 - February, 1978) was an American Olympicathlete, winner of the gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... James Edwin Ted Meredith (November 14, 1891 - November 2, 1957) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Charles Decker Reidpath (September 20, 1889 – October 21, American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Cecil Richmond Griffiths (January 20, 1901 _ July 29, 1973) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Robert Alexander Lindsay (April 18, 1890 - October 21, 1958) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... John Creyghton Ainsworth-Davies (April 23, 1895 - January 3, 1976) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Guy Montagu Butler (August 25, 1899 - February 22, 1981) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Commodore Shelton Cochran (January 20, 1902 - 1969) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. ... Alan Boone Helffrich (August 7, 1900 _ February 3, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. ... Joseph Oliver MacDonald (February 20, 1904 - April 14, 1973) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. ... George Hetzel Baird (March 5, 1907 - September 4, 2004) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Emerson Lane Bud Spencer (October 10, 1906 - May 15, 1985) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Frederick Pitt Fred Alderman (June 24, 1905 - September 15, 1998) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Raymond J. Ray Barbuti (June 12, 1905 – July 8, 1988) was an American athlete and American football player, winner of two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Ivan William Fuqua (August 9, 1909 - January 14, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... Edgar Allen Ablowich (April 29, 1913 - April 6, 1998) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... Karl DeWitt Warner (June 23, 1908 - September 5, 1995) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... William Arthur Bill Carr (October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932. ... Godfrey Lionel Rampling (born May 14, 1909) is a former British athlete and army officer, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown (February 21, 1915 - February 4, 1995) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... LeRoy Braxton Roy Cochran (January 26, 1919 - September 26, 1981) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Malvin Greston Mal Whitfield (born October 11, 1924) is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games. ... Arthur Stanley Wint (March 25, 1920 – October 19, 1992) was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medallist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics. ... Vincent George Rhoden (born December 13, 1926) is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952. ... Charles Lamont Charlie Jenkins (born January 7, 1934) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ... Thomas William Tom Courtney (born August 17, 1933) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ... Glenn Ashby Davis (b. ... Michael Denny Mike Larrabee (December 2, 1933 – April 22, 2003) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... Henry Carr (born November 27, 1942) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... Vincent Edward Vince Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. ... George Lawrence Larry James (born November 6, 1947) is a former American athlete. ... Lee Edward Evans (born February 25, 1947) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ... Herman Frazier was a 1976 Olympic Gold medalist in the Mens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ... Benjamin Brown was an Olympic gold-medal winner in the 1976 4x400 Mens Relay. ... Maxie Parks (born July 9, 1951) is a former American athlete from Fresno, California, winner of a gold medal in 4x400 m Mens relay at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. ... Viktor Fedorovich Markin (Виктор Федорович Маркин) (born February 27, 1957) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... Alonzo C. Babers (born October 31, American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Steven Earl Steve Lewis (born May 16, 1969) is a former American athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Quincy D. Watts (born June 19, 1970) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Michael Duane Johnson, (born September 13, 1967), is a U.S. former athlete, considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time. ... Steven Earl Steve Lewis (born May 16, 1969) is a former American athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Antonio Pettigrew was a 2000 Olympic Gold medalist in the Mens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ... Michael Duane Johnson, (born September 13, 1967), is a U.S. former athlete, considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time. ... Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Mens 4x400 meter relay for the United States. ... Jeremy Wariner (born January 31, 1984 in Irving, Texas) is an American track athlete. ... Darold Williamson, was born February 19, 1983 in San Antonio, Texas. ...


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Track and Field News: Special Sections: 2000 US Olympic Trials (755 words)
Alvin Harrison (Nik) 44.63 (11.4, 10.4 [21.8], 10.7 [32.5], 12.1); 3.
Alvin Harrison's twin, Calvin, churned a powerful homestretch as well to finish in 45.02 in the last finals berth.
Alvin duplicated the heat I by twin Calvin, Alvin clocking 45.56 ahead of Mills (45.86) and Washington (46.02).
Harrison - pafg06.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (822 words)
Julia HARRISON (James Madison, John Dennis, Middleton "Milton") was born 10 Jun 1906 in Wayne Co., MS.
Lula HARRISON (Lewis (Louis) Elbert, John Dennis, Middleton "Milton") was born 22 Nov 1901 in Wayne Co., MS.
Lelia HARRISON (Lewis (Louis) Elbert, John Dennis, Middleton "Milton") was born 22 Nov 1901 in Wayne Co., MS.
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