Jonathan Gault: Justin Gatlin has left the sport. What is his legacy?

he served his time and he said he was sorry. what more do you want? Cancel Culture is a huge huge problem in America today

Haven't read this yet but are you kidding? What is his legacy?
One of the greatest sprinters of our era. 2nd to Bolt.

A great sprinter, one of the best of his generation.

Why would his legacy be in doubt? He served his ban, he performed when it mattered.

Greg, you get it. I agree with you 100% here. Also, don't you think it's weird that Rojo supports Shelby Houlihan, who refuses to apologize, but not Gaitlin, who apologizes OVER AND OVER AND OVER

I think it's just the Letsrun narrative to paint Gatlin in a negative light.

I didn't know about Rojo's stance on Houliahan but that's an interesting point.

His legacy is that of a cheater. Once a cheater always a cheater. Like having a scarlet letter on your forehead. You can never undo your cheating. Shelby H. can come back and break 10 WRs but she will be forever known as an outright cheater. Nothing else. Ben Johnson - a cheater. Lance Armstrong - a cheater. Roger Clemens - a cheater. The bell has been rung. You can't unring a bell.

I agree with you. But why do they want to paint Gaitlin in a negative light but not Houlihan?

but the point is that Houlihan is a cheater and LetsRun supports her. So by that logic they should support Gaitlin

big old doper. very fast tho

Houlihan or Gaitlin?

Because it satisfies them? I bet they enjoy smearing him.

I don't think he cares. They open up their laptop and write articles. He looks in his closet and sees medals. Big difference.

Also maybe envy? There's a lot of prestige and $$ in being the top sprinter in the world.

Even though this site is distance centred, the bread and butter of track and field has always been the 100 meters.

The site has long had a history of smearing dopers, but you are right they appear to be selective in who they want to smear.

His legacy is this: he doped. Just another sprinter who doped. Some were more successful than others, but in a sport where doping is so prevalent, and such a critical factor in success, the ones who doped can be dismissed out of hand as nothing but dopers.

When did he say sorry? Link please?

We will never know how incredible Gatlin's career would have been if he were clean and that is his legacy.

undoubtedly on the Mt. Rushmore of sprinting. He did his time, came back, and happily represented a nation that turned their backs on him.

As well

Gatlin got caught. We need to approach the sport, especially sprinting, with the same skepticism as we do cycling. The whole sport reeks. WADA, USADA etc hang one individual out to dry every few years to distract from the fact that everyone is on something that either toes the line of legality or is completely over it.

Both, evidently.

And neither has thus far admitted that it was their fault; they blamed the masseur/burrito.

Cas never found her a cheater.

+1

Here is the list of all sub-9.8 sprinters:
9.58 Bolt (doped teammate) - Jam
9.69 Blake - doped - Jam
9.69 Gay - doped - US
9.72 Powell - doped - Jam
9.74 Gatlin - doped - US
9.76 Coleman (banned for 3 whereabout failures in 12 months) - US
9.77 Bromell (doped teammate) - US
9.77 Omanyala – doped - Ken
9.78 Carter – doped - Jam
9.78 (DQ) Montgomery – doped - US
9.79 (DQ) Johnson – doped - Can
9.79 Greene – doped - US