Calvin Harrison

Personal information
Born	(1974-01-20)January 20, 1974 (age 51) Orlando,Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
Medal record Men'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4×400 m relay[1] World Championships Disqualified 2003 Paris 4×400 m relay
Updated on 3 May 2012

Calvin Harrison (born January 20, 1974) is an Americanathlete. He won a gold medal in the men's4 × 400 metres relay at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,Australia. He is the identicaltwin brother of fellow Olympic medalistAlvin Harrison. At the 2000 Olympics, Alvin Harrison and Calvin Harrison made history by becoming the first twins ever to compete and win Olympic gold medals together on the same relay team since the inception of the modern Olympic Games. In the 4 × 400 m relay, Alvin ran the first leg and Calvin ran the third leg. In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4×400 metres relay US team was stripped of their medals after teammateAntonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.^[2]

Calvin Harrison did not participate in the2004 Summer Olympics due to a stimulant violation involvingmodafinil at the 2003 U.S. championships. Harrison received a two-year suspension that ended in 2006.^[3][4]

While Alvin won an individual silver medal at the Olympics, when the twins were in high school atNorth Salinas High School, inSalinas, California, Calvin was the star. He set theNFHS National High School record in the 400 meters of 45.25, while winning the 1993CIF California State Meet defeatingMichael Granville, the soon-to-be national 800 meter record holder in the process. The record stood untilAldrich Bailey broke it in 2012. In 1993, Calvin also won the 200 meters and teamed with Alvin to win the 4×400 meter relay, plus third place in the 4×100 meter relay, leading North Salinas to tie for the team title—the only time the school has even been in contention.^[5][6] He wasTrack and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1993.^[7]

Due to family problems, Alvin and Calvin Harrison lived on their own since their junior year in high school, floating back and forth between Orlando, Florida, and Salinas, California. After graduation, Calvin Harrison attended two-yearHartnell College, but did not compete in track.^[8] Harrison also co-authored the bookGo to Your Destiny, which debuted onThe Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001.

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