Tim Montgomery

Tim Montgomery
Personal information
Born (1975-01-28) January 28, 1975 (age 49)
Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event100-meter dash
College teamBlinn Buccaneers
Norfolk State Spartans
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m : 9.92 (Indianapolis 1997)
200m : 20.52 (Osaka 1999)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sevilla 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Athens 100 m
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lisbon 60 m

Timothy Montgomery (born January 28, 1975) is an American former track sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. In 2005, he was stripped of his records—including a now-void men's 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002—after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs as a central figure in the BALCO scandal. Since retiring from athletics, he has been tried and convicted for his part in a New York–based check fraud scheme and for dealing heroin in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

Montgomery's first major medal was an Olympic silver in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He was a 100-meter bronze medalist at the 1997 World Championships, then shared in the relay gold medal with the United States team at the 1999 World Championships. He also took Olympic gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the American relay team. He initially won a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2001 World Championships, but this was nullified due to doping. His official personal best for the 100 meters stands at 9.92 seconds, making him a sub-10 second sprinter.


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