The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspended him until June 23, 2014, and stripped him of his silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In July 2013, it was announced that Gay had tested positive for a banned substance he subsequently withdrew from consideration for the World Championships in Moscow. He clocked 9.71 seconds to win the 100 m silver medal in the 2009 World Championships - it is the fastest non-winning time in the history of the 100 m. Days later, he suffered a severe hamstring injury in the 200 m trials and did not win any medals at the Beijing Olympics. champion in the 100 m.Īt the 2008 Olympic Trials, he ran a wind assisted 9.68 seconds in the 100 m. This made him the second man to win all three events at the same World Championships, after Maurice Greene ( Usain Bolt duplicated the feat two years later). Gay has won medals in major international competitions, which includes 3 gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2007 Osaka World Championships. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica. Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.

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