Tim Bethune
Personal information
Full nameJohn Timothy Bethune
NationalityCanadian
Born (1962-01-22) 22 January 1962 (age 62)
London, England
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres

John Timothy "Tim" Bethune (born 22 January 1962) is a retired Canadian sprinter. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, he placed 7th in the 400m and 4th as a member of Canada's 4 × 400 metres relay.[1][2] He was a member of Canada's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which placed 8th.[3]

After he retired, Bethune admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989. He was never found to have taken any performance-enhancing drugs while competing, and he was exonerated from any allegations that he competed while using any performance-enhancing drugs.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics 400m - Men Brisbane 1982". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics 4 x 400m Relay - Men Brisbane 1982 (Canada)". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Sokolowski Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ Charles L. Dubin (1990). Commission of Inquiry Into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance (PDF) (Report). Anti-Doping Knowledge Center. p. 276, 307, 318-319, 580-581. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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