American sprinter
Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 – August 10, 2010) was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters .
Early life and career [ edit ] Pettigrew was born in Macon, Georgia .
While attending St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina , Pettigrew was a four-time NCAA Division II champion in the 400 meter race.[1] He came to prominence at the 1991 World Championships , where he won the 400 m gold medal and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 meters relay .
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Pettigrew threw his gold medal-winning Adidas spikes into the crowd after winning the 4 × 400 m final for the USA.[2]
In 2008, prosecution documents related to the trial of coach Trevor Graham listed Pettigrew as one of Graham's athletes to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[3] Pettigrew then admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs and testified against Graham at his trial in May 2008.[4]
Although the IAAF rules currently do not retroactively alter results more than eight years after the event, Pettigrew voluntarily returned the medals he won in that period.[5] [6] The 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 × 400 m U.S. relay team was stripped of their medals after Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs during that time.[7]
He received a two-year athletics ban in 2008, even though he had already retired from competitive track by then.[5]
Pettigrew was found dead at age 42 in the back seat of his locked car in Chatham County, North Carolina , on August 10, 2010, and evidence of sleeping pills was found by police. On October 13, an autopsy report stated that he had died by suicide as a result of overdosing on a medication containing diphenhydramine .[8] [9] Pettigrew was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at the time of his death.[10]
Event
Time (seconds)
Venue
Date
100 meters
10.42
Raleigh, North Carolina , United States
March 26, 1994
200 meters
20.38
Durham, North Carolina , United States
April 9, 1994
300 meters
32.33
Jerez de la Frontera , Spain
September 13, 1989
400 meters
44.27
Houston, Texas , United States
June 17, 1989
Main information from IAAF Profile.[11]
Record information from All-Athletics.com.[12]
^ "For The Record" . Sports Illustrated . Vol. 113, no. 6. 2010-08-23. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-23 .
^ Melbourne Herald, Sun 10 Oct 2000, p. 71.
^ "Olympic relay champion Pettigrew was doping: report" . AFP. May 3, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-04 .
^ Doped-up Pettigrew denied GB gold . BBC Sport May 23, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
^ a b Pettigrew given two-year dope ban . BBC Sport June 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
^ Sprinter Pettigrew to return gold, accepts ban Archived June 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . AFP June 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-03-10.
^ "Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up" . CNN. August 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-10 .
^ "Autopsy Files " (PDF) . Retrieved 2012-04-11 .
^ A.J. Perez %BloggerTitle% (2010-10-13). "Autopsy: Antonio Pettigrew, Ex-Olympian, Committed Suicide" . Fanhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2012-04-11 .
^ "BALCO grand jury is likely targeting Trevor Graham" . ESPN. October 25, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-11 .
^ "Pettigrew, Antonio biography" . IAAF . Retrieved 2009-03-10 .
^ "Pettigrew, Antonio profile" . All-Athletics. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2012-07-22 .
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS)
1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA)
1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA)
1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH)
2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA)
2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA)
2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA)
2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI)
2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA)
2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA)
2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1876-1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980-1992The Athletics Congress 1992 onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
John Chaplin (men's head coach)
Dick Booth (men's assistant coach)
Dixon Farmer (men's assistant coach)
Rob Johnson (men's assistant coach)
John Moon (men's assistant coach)
Jerry Quiller (men's assistant coach)
Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach)
Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach)
Karen Dennis (women's head coach)
Sandy Fowler (women's assistant coach)
Ernest Gregoire (women's assistant coach)
Judy Harrison (women's assistant coach)
Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
LaVerne Sweat (women's assistant coach)
Mark Young (women's assistant coach)