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Montgomery banned, 100m record erased

ESPN.com news services

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

LONDON -- Tim Montgomery was banned for two years Tuesday, and the 100-meter world record he once held was wiped from the books. His world record is erased for good, along with every result, medal and prize money from the past five years. It's as if Montgomery never ran the 100 meters. And whatever else he did -- it doesn't matter now. Though he didn't test positive for drugs, the American sprinter was suspended based on evidence gathered in the criminal investigation of the BALCO ster ...

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