Linford Christie, one the best Olympic and World sprinters on all time. Loved the way he used stare down the track to the finish line. Had the Americans quaking in their boots lol
@@martintownsend6694yes very dubious handling of the sample and the b sample was clear, definitely harshly judged by people who don't bother to find out the full story
Sporting hero of mine and always will be. Was never proven a cheat in his competitive career. They mishandled the blood sample. And the b sample was clear. Very questionable handling of the whole thing.
This was only the 2nd time linford beat Lewis, the 1st was only few weeks prior to this ...all the years and years before 93 Lewis always had Christie in his pocket which pissed me off as a kid , it was great to finally see Christie beat him :)
@@jonblazeinc well on that basis they only raced 3 times before this then, the 87 world's, the 88 Olympics and the 91 world's, Lewis didn't make the 92 team so you can only really say 3 -1 to Lewis on that basis anyway, otherwise it would be 3-2 so not much difference championships wise
Christie was a great sprinter with the attitude of a boxer. I saw him on a few occasions (and this is admittedly rather odd), well before he hit his peak in running, on the Northern Line platform at Kings Cross station. There he stood, resplendent in a well cut, iridescent suit, clearly very fit and strong and tall, that impenetrable look of invincibility on his face. I often think he was mentally rehearsing his focus for the many races he won; you would have to dream hard to become a legend like Christie. I think the positive drugs test was found to be questionable. It’s rather unfair to taint his name on the basis of unproven accusations. He was a brilliant runner at a time when races were very fast. It could have been a time of blanket doping by all the top athletes, I don’t know. Or perhaps the timing equipment was more or less sensitive than it is today. Regardless, Christie was Britain’s greatest ever sprinters, and one of the world’s great athletes.
Wen he was found to have a positive test he'd already retired and ran a race for a bet with his mentees, there's no way he was guilty of a positive drugs test running for a 50 quid bet or whatever it was
He Failed a drugs test in a non important race, 2 years after he'd retired. Poir he passed over 100 in competition tests. would have got the world record he ducked at line and and kept running for 6 more month. Great champion and not a boaster like lewis
Well Marion Jones is proof that passing every doping test administered to you (as she did) doesn't mean you're clean. And let's not forget that Christie failed a test at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and was a lucky boy not to be stripped of his bronze (later silver), only just getting what the IOC called "the benefit of the doubt" by a vote of 4-3. There's a cloud over him whether us Brits like it or not. But hey, there's a cloud over about 75% of the guys who have ever gone under 9.90 seconds.
@@chriswilliamson7694 what u don’t realise is when he found out that he tested positive he demanded them to test him right away. No nandrolone was found and it lasts in ur body for ages so he was clean. Was cleared in the uk then the iaaf decided to ban him. Not one shred of evidence has ever come out against him. No drug supplier no athletes no nothing.
like ThunderJuice said, I always found it really annoying that he raised his arms to celebrate at about 99m instead of dipping to break the world record. Anyway a great triumph.
