Butch Reynolds was awarded $27.3 million dollars due to the false accusation damages but he never received the money.
10 Facts About Butch Reynolds
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Butch Reynolds was born in Akron, Ohio, and attended Archbishop Hoban High School.
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Butch Reynolds's record had negative splits, meaning that the second half of the race was completed more quickly than the first half, and was the first time anyone had set a world record for the men's 400 meters with negative splits.
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Butch Reynolds's splits were 21.9 seconds for the opening 200 meters and 21.4 seconds for the closing 200 meters, giving a differential of -0.5 seconds.
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Butch Reynolds won a silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 400 meters and a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay.
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Butch Reynolds won gold medals on the 4 x 400 meter relays in 1987,1993 and 1995.
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Butch Reynolds resumed coaching when he was hired as the sprint coach for Ohio Dominican University in Columbus in 2014.
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Butch Reynolds was suspended for two years by the IAAF for alleged illegal drug use in 1990.
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Butch Reynolds finished fifth in the trials, and qualified for a place as a substitute on the American 4 x 400 meters relay team.
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That same year Butch Reynolds won a libel suit against the IAAF, and was awarded $27.3 million in damages.