WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. track star Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medalist now banned from the sport, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison on heroin charges. Montgomery, once known as the fastest man alive, was sentenced in Federal court in Norfolk, Virginia for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, according to a court document. He had pleaded guilty to the charges in July. Montgomery won an Olympic gold medal in 2000 as a member of the U.S. 4x100-meter relay team. Two years later, he set a 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds but that was...
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