American sprinter
Antonio Pettigrew
Personal information Born (1967-11-03 ) November 3, 1967Died August 10, 2010(2010-08-10) (aged 42) Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sport Country Event
Athletics Achievements and titles Personalbest see Personal bests
Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 – August 10, 2010) was an American sprinter who specialized in the400 meters .
Early life and career [ edit ] Pettigrew was born inMacon, Georgia .
While attendingSt. Augustine's College inRaleigh, North Carolina , Pettigrew was a four-timeNCAA Division II champion in the 400 meter race.[ 1] 1991 World Championships , where he won the 400 m gold medal and a silver medal in the4 × 400 meters relay .
At the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney , Pettigrew threw his gold medal-winning Adidas spikes into the crowd after winning the 4 × 400 m final for the USA.[ 2]
In 2008, prosecution documents related to the trial of coachTrevor Graham listed Pettigrew as one of Graham's athletes to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[ 3] [ 4]
Although theIAAF rules currently do not retroactively alter results more than eight years after the event, Pettigrew voluntarily returned the medals he won in that period.[ 5] [ 6] 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 × 400 m U.S. relay team wasstripped of their medals after Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs during that time.[ 7]
He received a two-year athletics ban in 2008, even though he had already retired from competitive track by then.[ 5]
Pettigrew was found dead at age 42 in the back seat of his locked car inChatham County, North Carolina , on August 10, 2010, and evidence of sleeping pills was found by police. On October 13, an autopsy report stated that he had died bysuicide as a result of overdosing on a medication containingdiphenhydramine .[ 8] [ 9] University of North Carolina at the time of his death.[ 10]
Event Time (seconds) Venue Date 100 meters 10.42 Raleigh, North Carolina , United StatesMarch 26, 1994 200 meters 20.38 Durham, North Carolina , United StatesApril 9, 1994 300 meters 32.33 Jerez de la Frontera , SpainSeptember 13, 1989 400 meters 44.27 Houston, Texas , United StatesJune 17, 1989
Main information from IAAF Profile.[ 11] Record information from All-Athletics.com.[ 12] ^ "For The Record" .Sports Illustrated the original on August 28, 2010. RetrievedAugust 23, 2010 .^ Melbourne Herald, Sun 10 Oct 2000, p. 71. ^ "Olympic relay champion Pettigrew was doping: report" . AFP. May 3, 2008. Archived fromthe original on May 20, 2011. RetrievedMay 4, 2008 .^ Doped-up Pettigrew denied GB gold .BBC Sport May 23, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.^a b Pettigrew given two-year dope ban .BBC Sport June 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.^ Sprinter Pettigrew to return gold, accepts ban Archived June 7, 2008, at theWayback Machine .AFP June 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.^ "Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up" . CNN. August 2, 2008.Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. RetrievedMarch 10, 2009 .^ "Autopsy Files " (PDF) . RetrievedApril 11, 2012 .^ Perez, A.J. (October 13, 2010)."Autopsy: Antonio Pettigrew, Ex-Olympian, Committed Suicide" . Fanhouse.com. Archived fromthe original on September 15, 2012. RetrievedApril 11, 2012 . ^ "BALCO grand jury is likely targeting Trevor Graham" . ESPN. October 25, 2006. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2008 .^ "Pettigrew, Antonio biography" .IAAF . RetrievedMarch 10, 2009 .^ "Pettigrew, Antonio profile" . All-Athletics. Archived fromthe original on February 16, 2017. RetrievedJuly 22, 2012 .
1983 :Sergey Lovachov ,Aliaksandr Trashchyla ,Nikolay Chernetskiy ,Viktor Markin (URS)1987 :Danny Everett ,Roddie Haley ,Antonio McKay ,Butch Reynolds ,Michael Franks ,Raymond Pierre (USA)1991 :Roger Black ,Derek Redmond ,John Regis ,Kriss Akabusi ,Ade Mafe ,Mark Richardson (GBR)1993 :Andrew Valmon ,Quincy Watts ,Butch Reynolds ,Michael Johnson ,Antonio Pettigrew ,Derek Mills (USA)1995 :Marlon Ramsey ,Derek Mills ,Butch Reynolds ,Michael Johnson ,Kevin Lyles ,Darnell Hall (USA)1997 :Iwan Thomas ,Roger Black ,Jamie Baulch ,Mark Richardson ,Mark Hylton (GBR)1999 :Tomasz Czubak ,Robert Maćkowiak ,Jacek Bocian ,Piotr Haczek ,Piotr Długosielski (POL)2001 :Troy McIntosh ,Avard Moncur ,Carl Oliver ,Timothy Munnings ,Chris Brown (BAH)2003 :Ahmed Douhou ,Naman Keïta ,Stéphane Diagana ,Marc Raquil ,Leslie Djhone (FRA)2005 :Andrew Rock ,Derrick Brew ,Darold Williamson ,Jeremy Wariner ,Miles Smith ,LaShawn Merritt (USA)2007 :LaShawn Merritt ,Angelo Taylor ,Darold Williamson ,Jeremy Wariner ,Bershawn Jackson ,Kerron Clement (USA)2009 :Angelo Taylor ,Jeremy Wariner ,Kerron Clement ,LaShawn Merritt ,Lionel Larry ,Bershawn Jackson (USA)2011 :Greg Nixon ,Bershawn Jackson ,Angelo Taylor ,LaShawn Merritt ,Jamaal Torrance ,Michael Berry (USA)2013 :David Verburg ,Tony McQuay ,Arman Hall ,LaShawn Merritt ,James Harris ,Joshua Mance (USA)2015 :David Verburg ,Tony McQuay ,Bryshon Nellum ,LaShawn Merritt ,Kyle Clemons ,Vernon Norwood (USA)2017 :Jarrin Solomon ,Jereem Richards ,Machel Cedenio ,Lalonde Gordon ,Renny Quow (TRI)2019 :Fred Kerley ,Michael Cherry ,Wilbert London ,Rai Benjamin ,Tyrell Richard ,Vernon Norwood ,Nathan Strother (USA)2022 :Elija Godwin ,Vernon Norwood ,Bryce Deadmon ,Trevor Bassitt ,Champion Allison ,Michael Norman (USA)2023 :Quincy Hall ,Vernon Norwood ,Justin Robinson ,Rai Benjamin ,Trevor Bassitt ,Matthew Boling ,Christopher Bailey (USA)2025 :Lee Eppie ,Letsile Tebogo ,Bayapo Ndori ,Collen Kebinatshipi ,Leungo Scotch (BOT)
1876-1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980-1992The Athletics Congress 1992 onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .
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