The final of the Men's 100 metres event at the
2003 Pan American Games
The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.
Al ...
took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats and the semifinals staged a day earlier. Original winner
Mickey Grimes was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for
ephedrine
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Medalists
Records
Results
See also
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2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
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Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to 22, by a total of 82 sprinters from 62 nations. Each nation was limited ...
Notes
References
Results
100 metres, Men's
2003
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