Butch Reynolds

Harry Lee " Butch" Reynolds, Jr. ( born June 8, 1964 in Akron, Ohio ) is a former American track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 -meter run. He is Olympic champion and three-time world champion.

When world-class sports festival Zurich put Reynolds on 17 August 1988 43.29 s set a world record in the 400 -meter run on. , Which was broken by Michael Johnson in 1999.

Shortly after he won at the Olympics in Seoul the silver medal over 400 meters, between his compatriots Steve Lewis and Danny Everett, as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 400 - meter relay, along with Danny Everett, Steve Lewis and Kevin Robinzine, before the teams from Jamaica and Germany.

In 1990 he was banned for doping by the IAAF for 30 months. The accusation could not be sustained in court because of a laboratory error. Harry Reynolds successfully fought first before a U.S. court for compensation payment. This was rejected by a higher court in the appeal process.

At the World Championships in Stuttgart in 1993 and 1995 in Gothenburg, he won two silver medals in the 400m and gold in the 4 x 400 - meter relay.

Reynolds was known for his upright and uniform running style, in which he bowed his head extremely in the curve. It is also one of the few African Americans with blue eyes.