Jason Livingston
Encyclopedia
Jason Livingston is a former sprinter
from the United Kingdom
.
Livingston won the 60 metres
sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa
, in a time of 6.53 seconds. He also represented Britain in the 100 metres
at the 1991 World Championships
in Tokyo
, where he finished 5th in his heat in a time of 10.57 seconds.
In 1992, Livingston was selected to be part of the British team for the Olympic Games
in Barcelona
, but was sent home before the games began after failing a drugs test.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/263228.stm After initially protesting his innocence, he later admitted taking a banned steroid but insisted he had done so inadvertently.http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-livingston-comes-clean-in-drug-case-1473216.html He returned to the sport in 1997 after serving a four-year ban.http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-livingston-returning-to-top-level-1281879.html In 1999, he set a personal best time of 21.39 seconds over 200 metres
(indoors).
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Livingston won the 60 metres
60 metres
60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...
sprint gold medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, in a time of 6.53 seconds. He also represented Britain in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
at the 1991 World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, where he finished 5th in his heat in a time of 10.57 seconds.
In 1992, Livingston was selected to be part of the British team for the Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, but was sent home before the games began after failing a drugs test.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/263228.stm After initially protesting his innocence, he later admitted taking a banned steroid but insisted he had done so inadvertently.http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-livingston-comes-clean-in-drug-case-1473216.html He returned to the sport in 1997 after serving a four-year ban.http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-livingston-returning-to-top-level-1281879.html In 1999, he set a personal best time of 21.39 seconds over 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
(indoors).
Personal bests
- 60m - 6.51 seconds (indoor), GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 8 February 1992 - 100m - 10.09 seconds (outdoor), LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 13 June 1992 - 200m - 21.39 seconds (indoor), BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, 17 January 1999