Ben Johnson wins gold in 100 meters at 88 Olympics
Johnson set a world record of 9.79 seconds to win the 100 meters at Seoul but was stripped of his gold medal and world record when he tested positive for the banned steroid stanozolol.
With Johnson's disqualification, Lewis was awarded the gold medal and the world record for his time of 9.92 seconds.
Johnson since has admitted using banned drugs but insists his positive test at Seoul was the result of a conspiracy to discredit him.
The Canadian-born sprinter told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper in a Dec. 1 interview that he drank beer with a former U.S. football player — "a family friend" of Lewis' — in the drug test waiting room at Seoul and that his beer had been tainted with stanozolol.
Asked whether Lewis was involved, Johnson said: "I won't say too much but ... he's involved."
Johnson made similar conspiracy allegations in an interview with an Australian television network in October.
In his book Inside Track, Lewis acknowledged knowing the player seen drinking with Johnson but ridiculed any suggestion the player tampered with Johnson's beer. The Herald Sun was unable to contact Lewis for comment.
Lewis' manager, Joe Douglas, rejected Johnson's claims, telling the Herald Sun: "Carl had absolutely nothing to do with Ben testing positive.
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