Jon Drummond

Jon Drummond
Personal information
Born (1968-09-09) September 9, 1968
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres
College teamTexas Christian University
ClubNike
Coached byDarrell Smith
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4 × 100 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 metres relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 4 × 100 metres relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 4 × 100 metres relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield 200 metres
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield 4 × 100 metres relay

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.

Career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond, a graduate of Overbrook High School,[1] 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.[2][3]

Drummond first competed in the NJCAA for Odessa College. He then transferred to the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team to compete in the NCAA.[4]

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 and the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships.[5][6] 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.[7]

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.

After retirement

At the 2012 London Olympics, Drummond was the relay coach for the U.S. Track Team.[7] The men's 4 × 100 metres relay team equalled the existing world record in the Olympics, though were defeated by a new world record by Jamaica.[8] 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.[9]

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.[7]

He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[10]

In 2014, Tyson Gay, Drummond's former athlete tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Drummond was implicated, as it was alleged Drummond "encouraged his use of the banned products and transported them for him."[11] The investigation resulted in an eight-year ban from the sport for Drummond.[12] Drummond was banned until December 16, 2022.[13]

Personal Bests

Distance Time Venue
100 m 9.92 secs Indianapolis (12 June 1997)
200 m 20.03 secs Brussels (August 1997)

References

  1. ^ Graham, Kristen (9 September 2024). "Fred Rosenfeld, legendary Overbrook and Central High track coach, has died at 79". Inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jon Drummond: Golden in the Face of Adversity". UPMC. 2011-07-16. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "HSI John Smith Drills Session with Jon Drummond". Speed Endurance. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Jon Drummond". tcufrogclub.com.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Bonnie D. Ford (August 9, 2012). "How Drummond keeps himself sane". August 12, 2012. ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "Old world record not good enough for U.S. Gold | SBS World News". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "USA women set world record in Olympic 4X100 relay | McClatchy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  10. ^ "Txtfhalloffame". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  11. ^ David Epstein (May 8, 2014). "Weak Sanction for Sprinter Gay Signals Change in Anti-Doping Tactics". August 12, 2012. ProPublica.
  12. ^ USADA (December 17, 2014). "AAA Panel Imposes Eight-Year Ban". December 17, 2014. USADA.
  13. ^ Lynch, Philippe (14 September 2015). "WADA prohibited association list with disclaimer" (.pdf). WADA. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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