Jerome Young
Jerome Young ( born August 14, 1976 Clarendon Parish, Jamaica ) is a former American track and field athlete, who grew up in Hartford (Connecticut).
Sporting successes
At the World Athletics Championships 1997 Jerome Young finished third in 400 - meter race in fifth place in 44.51 s and the 4 x 400 - meter relay, he was world champion.
Young scored with the 4 x 400 - meter relay on 22 July 1998 in Uniondale a world record. This was canceled on 12 August 2008, after the subscriber Antonio Pettigrew had admitted taking growth hormones and EPO.
At the World Athletics Championships 1999, he was in the 400 - meter race in 44.36 s fourth in the relay it could not be used because of injury.
At the Olympic Games 2000 Young was used only in the relay - forward. Since the U.S. squadron won gold in the finals, also Young received a gold medal. This gold medal was denied him later.
At the IAAF World Indoor Championships 2001 Young won gold in the relay. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships 2003, he again won gold in the relay and came in the 400 - meter race in fourth place.
At the World Athletics Championships 2003 Young won the 400 - meter race in 44.50 s, and the season he also won this gold medal was but the U.S. denied.
Doping scandals
The first case Young 2000
During the Olympic Games in Sydney in late September there were rumors that members of the U.S. track and field team had been tested positive in advance of the Games. Requests of the International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) at the USA Track & Field Association ( USATF ) to disclosure of names were rejected in 2000 by the U.S. Association with regard to confidentiality.
In January 2003, the International Court of Sport (CAS ) ruled that the U.S. federation might have had reason to believe that a repeal of confidentiality was not necessary.
After Young had become world champions in August 2003, the Los Angeles Times published an article in which Jerome Young's name was mentioned. The IOC now demanded clarification from the IAAF. The IAAF but did not act because they felt bound by the decision of the CAS from January 2003.
After lengthy litigation, the IOC decided on 29 June 2004 that Jerome Young was stripped of his gold medal in 2000, but the other members of the team being allowed to keep their medals.
The case Calvin Harrison
Prior to the 2003 World Championships Calvin Harrison was tested positive for modafinil. Since Calvin Harrison was a member of the U.S. 4 x 400 - meter relay, the relay was stripped of his gold medal from the 2003 World Championships. The Season of France was declared a World Champion.
The second case Young
On July 23, 2004 Jerome Young tested positive for EPO. Since he was considered a repeat offender because of the first case in 2000, he was banned for life.