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Two decades of the World's Fastest Men

By Mike Fish
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

ESPN.com has traced the arc of the world records in the 100 meters over the past two decades and the sprinters who set them: the world's fastest men. Most still enjoy vivid memories of the day they touched greatness. Some have taken the title and etched a comfortable life for themselves. Others have been less fortunate. Sadly, a few have been unceremoniously stripped of the title, their names erased from the record books. Here are their stories. 9.79 seconds: BEN JOHNSON, Sept. 24, 1988 ...

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