5 Most Famous Drug Cheats In Sports

2. Ben Johnson Ben Johnson was for a long time the most famous drugs cheat in the world. Johnson ran in the 100m and became an icon in the sport in a short period of time due to his superhuman times he record in the sprinting event. Johnson became world champion and Olympic champion during the late eighties. His main rival Carl Lewis had to play second fiddle to the powerhouse and became jealous and speculated about Johnson's drug use. Johnson was caught cheating three days after his Olympic triumph in Tokyo where he ran a stunning 9.79, an unfathomable time for 1988. At first, Johnson denied his drug use yet would later admit his cheating and would test positive again after his return to athletics. The Canadian was running at a time where drugs were rife in sprinting and has often used this as his excuse.

"It's been 22 years that I tested positive in 1988, and it has come to pass that I was sabotaged, put it that way," - Ben Johnson