Jason Livingston (born 17 March 1971 in

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) is a former sprinter from the

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. Livingston won the 60 metres sprint gold medal at the

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, in a time of 6.53 seconds. He also represented Britain in the

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at the 1991 World Championships in

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, 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

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, but was sent home before the games began after failing a drugs test. After initially protesting his innocence, he later admitted taking a banned steroid but insisted he had done so inadvertently. He returned to the sport in 1997 after serving a four-year ban.Athletics: Livingston returning to top level
independent.co.uk, 6 January 1997 In 1999, he set a personal best time of 21.39 seconds over

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(indoors).

Personal bests

* 60 m - 6.51 seconds (indoor),

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, 8 February 1992 * 100 m - 10.09 seconds (outdoor),

, 13 June 1992 * 200 m - 21.39 seconds (indoor),

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, 17 January 1999

References

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* Living people 1971 births Athletes from London People from Croydon British male sprinters English male sprinters Doping cases in athletics English sportspeople in doping cases {{England-athletics-bio-stub