Gatlin Wins Olympic 100 Meters; Greene Finishes Third
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Justin Gatlin of the US ran the fastest time in the world this year to become the youngest Olympic 100 meters champion for 36 years.
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Justin Gatlin could not feel his feet soaring to history, nor could he see any other runner beside him. The festival atmosphere in jam-packed Olympic Stadium, rocking only minutes
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice  Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers &#151; including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene &#151; will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.
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ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford, Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin of the United States each qualified for tonight&#39;s 100-meter finals - the most riveting 10 seconds of each Olympics.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus wins 100m gold ahead of Lauryn WIlliams.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86. Defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87, falling short in his quest to crown himself the "greatest sprinter of all time."
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus surged ahead at the finish to capture the Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre dash, nipping Lauryn Williams of the United States and breaking a 20-year-old American stranglehold on the title.
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YOKOHAMA, Japan: Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin justified his status as the world&#39;s best sprinter with a comprehensive victory in the Seiko Super track and field meeting yesterday.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men&#39;s 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging more illustrious rivals in a pulsating final.
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ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86...
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The Olympic 100 metres champion, Justin Gatlin, won the final sprint showdown of the season in Japan. Gatlin clocked 9.97sec to triumph in the Seiko Super meeting in Yokohama.
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ATHENS, Greece - Three Americans, including 100-meter gold medalist Justin Gatlin, will attempt to advance to the semifinals in the 200 meters Tuesday when action resumes on the Olympic Stadium track at 1 p.m. EDT...
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Britain&#39;s Mark Lewis-Francis held off the USA&#39;s Maurice Greene on the last leg to win a stunning gold medal in the men&#39;s 4x100m relay.
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ATHENS, Greece - The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers - including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene - will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.    Five men broke 10 seconds in qualifying Saturday, led by Crawford's time of 9.89...
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OLYMPIC 100m champion Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes, the 100m hurdles gold medallist in Athens, were today named winners of USA Track and Field&#39;s 2004 Jesse Owens Awards.
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Another American champion was hit with a shocking positive drug test Saturday &#151; Olympic and world 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin. Gatlin said he has been informed that he tested positive for testosterone or other prohibited steroids &#151; the same violation that, only two days ago, threw Floyd Landis' victory in the Tour de France into question.