American sprinter
Jonathan A. Drummond (born September 9, 1968) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond is known for being among the world's best starters. He is also well known for what could be called showmanship or taunting depending on one's perspective. Drummond has been called the "Clown Prince" of Track and Field.[1][2]
His "showmanship" was visible with his membership in the HSI enclave, along with training partners Maurice Greene and Ato Boldon.
In 1991, Drummond won the 200 m at the World University Games. At the 1993 World Championships, Drummond ran the opening leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal and equalled the world record of 37.40. At the 1995 World Championships, he ran the second leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which did not finish its heat after Drummond and Tony McCall failed to complete their pass.
Drummond was the opening leg of the silver medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and reached the semi-finals of 100 m. In 1997, Drummond won his only US National Championships title in 200 m and at the World Championships, Drummond was seventh in 200 m. In 1999, Drummond suffered a third case of spinal meningitis but managed to recover to run the opening leg in a gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1999 World Championships.
At the Sydney Olympics, Drummond was fifth in 100 m and ran again the opening leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. At the 2001 World Championships, Drummond was again selected to run the first leg in relay, but suffered a torn right quadriceps halfway to passing the baton to Mickey Grimes in the first round and did not run in the final. He did however complete the pass to Grimes in first place allowing the team to continue onto the finals.[3]
In 2002, Drummond was fourth in 100 m and won the 4 × 100 m relay in the IAAF World Cup.
At the 2003 World Championships, he was disqualified in the quarterfinals of 100 m for a false start. However, he contested that he did not false start, repeatedly shouting "I did not move". He delayed competition for almost an hour by refusing to leave the Paris track where the meet was being held. He protested for a period of time by lying down on the track. He eventually left the track of his own volition, reportedly in tears. It is one of a number of cases which relate to the revised false-start policies.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Drummond was the relay coach for the U.S. Track Team.[3] The men's 4x100 metres relay team equalled the existing world record in the Olympics, though were defeated by a new world record by Jamaica.[4] The women's team won and crushed the world record. In an event where improvements are normally recorded in hundredths of a second, the team knocked more than a half a second off the record that had stood for more than a quarter of a century.[5]
Drummond worked as a fitness trainer at Daired's Pangea Spa in Arlington, Texas. He also formerly coached sprinter Tyson Gay.
He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and was formerly a member of Kirk Franklin's gospel group The Family.
He has also followed in his minister father's footsteps as pastor at Noville Memorial Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia.[3]
He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[6]
In 2014, after having tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Tyson Gay, Drummond's former athlete, was investigated, leading to the implication that Drummond had "encouraged his use of the banned products and transported them for him."[7] The investigation resulted in an eight-year ban from the sport for Drummond.[8] Drummond was banned until December 16, 2022.[9]
Distance |
Time |
Venue
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100 m |
9.92 secs |
Indianapolis (12 June 1997)
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200 m |
20.03 secs |
Brussels (August 1997)
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- 1912: David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy, Willie Applegarth (GBR)
- 1920: Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA)
- 1924: Loren Murchison, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Al LeConey (USA)
- 1928: Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charley Borah, Henry Russell (USA)
- 1932: Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff (USA)
- 1936: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff (USA)
- 1948: Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton (USA)
- 1952: Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield (USA)
- 1956: Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow (USA)
- 1960: Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (EUA)
- 1964: Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes (USA)
- 1968: Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, Jim Hines (USA)
- 1972: Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart (USA)
- 1976: Harvey Glance, Lam Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick (USA)
- 1980: Vladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Andrey Prokofyev (URS)
- 1984: Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1988: Viktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaliy Savin (URS)
- 1992: Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis, James Jett (USA)
- 1996: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN)
- 2000: Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene, Tim Montgomery, Kenny Brokenburr (USA)
- 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR)
- 2008: Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Aaron Armstrong (TTO)
- 2012: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Bailey-Cole (JAM)
- 2016: Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Jevaughn Minzie, Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM)
- 2020: Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu (ITA)
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- 1983: Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1987: Lee McRae, Lee Vernon McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1991: Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1993: Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Calvin Smith (USA)
- 1995: Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin (CAN)
- 1997: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN)
- 1999: Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene (USA)
- 2001: Morné Nagel, Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton, Matthew Quinn (RSA)
- 2003: John Capel, Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Joshua J. Johnson (USA)
- 2005: Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi Dovy, Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA)
- 2007: Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon, Rodney Martin (USA)
- 2009: Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Dwight Thomas, Lerone Clarke (JAM)
- 2011: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Dexter Lee (JAM)
- 2013: Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey (JAM)
- 2015: Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Rasheed Dwyer (JAM)
- 2017: CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)
- 2019: Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles, Cravon Gillespie (USA)
- 2022: Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN)
- 2023: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, Noah Lyles, J.T. Smith (USA)
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- 1959: Italy
(De Murtas, Giannone, Mazza, Berruti)
- 1961: Soviet Union
(Mikhailov, Ozolin, Bartenev, Chistyakov)
- 1963: Hungary
(Csutorás, Rábai, Gyulai, Mihályfi)
- 1965: West Germany
(Obersiebrasse, Metz, Felsen, Sundermann)
- 1967: Italy
(Giani, Preatoni, Roscio, Berruti)
- 1970: Poland
(Wagner, Werner, Gramse, Nowosz)
- 1973: United States
(Brown, Riddick, Whatley, Gilbreath)
- 1975: Soviet Union
(Zhidkikh, Silovs, Kolesnikov, Vladimirtsev)
- 1977: Soviet Union
(Kolesnikov, Aksinin, Silovs, Ignatenko)
- 1979: Italy
(Caravani, Grazioli, Lazzer, Mennea)
- 1981: United States
(Lattany, Ketchum, Grimes, Smith)
- 1983: United States
(Scott, Graddy, Robinson, Gault)
- 1985: Cuba
(Querol, Simón, Chacón, Peñalver)
- 1987: United States
(McRae, Heard, Daniel, Spearmon)
- 1989: United States
(Watkins, Dees, Cason, Marsh)
- 1991: United States
(Drummond, Goins, Bates, Trapp)
- 1993: United States
(Bridgewater, Oaks, Miller, Jefferson)
- 1995: United States
(Bowen, Oaks, Hargraves, Dopek)
- 1997: United States
(Howard, Henderson, Carter, McCall)
- 1999: United States
(Conwright, Trammell, Miller, Capel)
- 2001: Japan
(Kawabata, Nara, Omae, Okusako)
- 2003: Japan
(Ishikura, Takahira, Yoshino, Arai)
- 2005: Italy
(Verdecchia, Rocco, Donati, Anceschi)
- 2007: Thailand
(Autas, Sondee, Suwannarangsri, Suwonprateep)
- 2009: Russia
(Mokrousov, Teplykh, Smirnov, Petryashov)
- 2011: South Africa
(Dreyer, Magakwe, Sefanyetso, Mpuang)
- 2013: Ukraine
(Perestiuk, Smelyk, Bodrov, Korzh)
- 2015: Japan
(Ōseto, Nagata, Suwa, Taniguchi)
- 2017: Japan
(Tanaka, Tada, Kitagawa, Yamashita)
- 2019: Japan
(Miyamoto, Someya, Yamashita, Dede)
- 2021: China
(Chen Jiapeng,Chen Guanfeng,Yan Haibin,Deng Zhijian)
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- 1977: United States (Collins, Riddick, Wiley, Williams)
- 1979: Americas (Lara, dos Santos, Leonard, de Araújo)
- 1981: Europe (Zwoliński, Licznerski, Dunecki, Woronin)
- 1985: United States (Glance, Baptiste, Smith, Evans)
- 1989: United States (Cason, Dees, Council, Watkins)
- 1992: United States (Bridgewater, Braunskill, Smith, Williams)
- 1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite, Jarrett, Regis, Christie)
- 1998: Great Britain (Condon, Devonish, Golding, Chambers)
- 2002: United States (Drummond, Smoots, Conwright, Miller)
- 2006: United States (Conwright, Spearmon, Gay, Smoots)
- 2010: Americas (Bailey, Spearmon, Gay, Martina)
- 2014: Americas (Collins, Rodgers, Carter, Thompson)
- 2018: Americas (Rodgers, Lyles, Blake, Tracey)
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- 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.
- *USA: Leading American athlete
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