Born in Bay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become a football player, but later set his mind to sprinting. He trained at the University of Houston, like Carl Lewis before him.
During his career, DeLoach took part in one Olympiad, the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the 200 m (beating his teammate from the Santa Monica Track Club, Carl Lewis, while placing fifth in the 100 m). The first performance was enough to qualify for the Games. There, he and Lewis were the favorites. In the final, DeLoach caught Lewis and finished in the Olympic record time of 19.75. This performance marked the only time Carl Lewis was defeated in an individual Olympic final.
In 2003, Dr. Wade Exum, the United States Olympic Committee's director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000, gave copies of documents to Sports Illustrated which revealed that some 100 American athletes, including DeLoach, had tested positive for drugs between 1988 and 2000.[1] The IAAF investigated the allegations, and announced that the dosages were in low concentration and no rules had been broken.[2]
References
^. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
^USOC's Actions on Lewis Justified by IAAF, Alan Abrahamson, Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2003
deloach, joseph, nathaniel, deloach, born, june, 1967, former, american, sprinter, 1988, olympic, champion, personal, informationnationalityamericanborn, 1967, june, 1967, city, texasheight6, weight165, sportcountry, united, statessporttrackevent, sprintscolle. Joseph Joe Nathaniel DeLoach born June 5 1967 is a former American sprinter the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m Joe DeLoachPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1967 06 05 June 5 1967 age 55 Bay City TexasHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight165 lb 75 kg SportCountry United StatesSportTrackEvent s SprintsCollege teamHoustonClubSanta Monica Track ClubAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100m 10 03200m 19 75Medal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1988 Seoul 200mPan American Junior Championships1984 Nassau 100 m1984 Nassau 200 m1984 Nassau 4x100 relayBorn in Bay City Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become a football player but later set his mind to sprinting He trained at the University of Houston like Carl Lewis before him During his career DeLoach took part in one Olympiad the 1988 Summer Olympics He won the 200 m beating his teammate from the Santa Monica Track Club Carl Lewis while placing fifth in the 100 m The first performance was enough to qualify for the Games There he and Lewis were the favorites In the final DeLoach caught Lewis and finished in the Olympic record time of 19 75 This performance marked the only time Carl Lewis was defeated in an individual Olympic final In 2003 Dr Wade Exum the United States Olympic Committee s director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000 gave copies of documents to Sports Illustrated which revealed that some 100 American athletes including DeLoach had tested positive for drugs between 1988 and 2000 1 The IAAF investigated the allegations and announced that the dosages were in low concentration and no rules had been broken 2 References Edit Scorecard Sports Illustrated Archived from the original on October 19 2012 Retrieved October 10 2012 USOC s Actions on Lewis Justified by IAAF Alan Abrahamson Los Angeles Times May 1 2003External links EditJoe DeLoach at World AthleticsAwards and achievementsPreceded by Carl Lewis Men s 200m Best Year Performance1988 Succeeded by Robson da Silva Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe DeLoach amp oldid 1049291709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
