9.79*
The most controversial ten seconds in Olympic history. 9.79 seconds, a new world record was the time Canadian, Ben Johnson clocked to win the mens 100 metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It was short lived. Within days he would be stripped of his title amidst a drugs scandal. Dan Gordon made the film in 2012 and I shot all the portraits for the film.
Ben Johnson. Canada. 9.79 seconds. Disqualified.
Carl Lewis. USA. 9.92 seconds. Gold.
Linford Christie. Great Britain. 9.97 seconds. Silver.
Calvin Smith. USA. 9.99 seconds. Bronze.
Dennis Mitchell. USA. 10.04 seconds.
Robson Da Silva. Brazil. 10.11 seconds.
Desai Williams. Canada. 10.11 seconds.
Ray Stewart. Jamaica. 12.26 seconds.
