Joseph ("Joe") Nathaniel DeLoach (born June 5, 1967) is a former

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sprinter; the 1988

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champion in the

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. Born in Bay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become a

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player, but later set his mind to sprinting. He trained at the

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, like Carl Lewis before him. During his career, DeLoach took part in one Olympiad, the

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. He won the 200 m (beating his teammate from the Santa Monica Track Club, Carl Lewis, while placing fifth in the

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). The first performance was enough to qualify for the Games. There, he and Lewis were the favorites. In the final, DeLoach caught Lewis and finished in the Olympic record time of 19.75. This performance marked the only time Carl Lewis was defeated in an individual Olympic final. In 2003, Dr. Wade Exum, the

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's director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000, gave copies of documents to ''

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'' which revealed that some 100 American athletes, including DeLoach, had tested positive for drugs between 1988 and 2000. The

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investigated the allegations, and announced that the dosages were in low concentration and no rules had been broken.USOC's Actions on Lewis Justified by IAAF
Alan Abrahamson,

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, May 1, 2003

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deloach, Joe 1967 births Living people American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Texas People from Bay City, Texas Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field