Upload a Photo Upload a Video Add a News article Write a Blog Add a Comment
MessageReportBlock
Blog Feed News Feed Video Feed All Feeds
 

Folders

Misc News (4573)
Liked (1)
 

 

Crawford confirms he gave Olympic medal to Martina - Yahoo! Sports

Published by
Matt Scherer   Feb 1st 2009, 4:18pm
Comments

By RACHEL COHEN, AP Sports Writer
Jan 30, 10:21 pm EST

NEW YORK (AP)—Shawn Crawford confirmed that he gave his Olympic silver medal to Churandy Martina, the sprinter who finished second in the 200 meters but was later disqualified for running out of his lane.

“I’m like, if a guy is 10 meters in front of me, I don’t care if he stayed in the middle of his lane,” Crawford told The Associated Press on Friday after finishing third in the 60 at the Millrose Games. “He was going to beat me anyway. He didn’t impede in anybody’s race.”

Crawford, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, originally came in fourth in Beijing. Teammate Wallace Spearmon was third but was disqualified for running out of his lane.

Read the full article at: sports.yahoo.com

More news

History for Matt Scherer
YearVideosNewsPhotosBlogs
2023   3    
2022 2 7    
2021 15 3 4  
Show 25 more