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The winner of the 100 meter dash at the 1920 Games in Antwerp was Charlie Paddock of the United States in a time of 10.8 seconds.
Gold: 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x400 meter relay. Bronze: 4x100 meter relay, long jump Those 5 medals were stripped by the International Olympic Committee in 2007 after she admitted to using performance enhancing substances.
Lewis won 4 gold medals at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay, long jump) and 9 gold medals, along with 1 silver, during his Olympic career.
The silver medalist in the 100 meter dash at the 1984 Games was Sam Graddy of the United States.
The 1896 Games in Athens. The first Olympic champion in the 100 meter dash was Tom Burke of the United States.