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| Full name | Joseph Nathaniel Deloach, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1967-06-05)June 5, 1967 (age 58) Bay City, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Monica Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(s) | 100 m: 10.03 200 m: 19.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph ("Joe") Nathaniel DeLoach (born June 5, 1967) is an American former sprinter who was the 1988Olympic champion in the200 m.
Born inBay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become afootball player, but later set his mind to sprinting. He trained at theUniversity of Houston, likeCarl Lewis before him.
During his career, DeLoach took part in one Olympiad, the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, South Korea. He won the 200 m (beating his teammate from theSanta Monica Track Club, Carl Lewis, while placing fifth in the100 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 s. This performance marked the only time Carl Lewis was defeated in an individual Olympic final and as of 10 September 2024 it remains the track record forSeoul.
In 2003, Dr. Wade Exum, theUnited States Olympic Committee's director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000, gave copies of documents toSports Illustrated which revealed that some 100 American athletes, including DeLoach, had tested positive for drugs between 1988 and 2000.[1] TheIAAF investigated the allegations, and announced that the dosages were in low concentration and no rules had been broken.[2]
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| Preceded by | Men's 200 m Best Year Performance 1988 | Succeeded by |
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