During the 1988 Olympics, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100m with a time of 9.79 seconds. Within 48 hours, however, Johnson had been disqualified, stripped of his medal, and sent home after testing positive for Stanozol, a banned anabolic steroid. It was later learned that Johnson had been using steroids for eight years. The International Amateur Athletics Federation awarded Johnson's gold medal to the second-place finisher, Carl Lewis of the United States.