Background
Harrison, Calvin was born on January 20, 1974 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Harrison, Calvin was born on January 20, 1974 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Student, Hartnell College.
He is the identical twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Alvin Harrison. In the 4×400m relay, Alvin ran the first leg and Calvin ran the third legal In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4×400 metres relay United States team was stripped of their medals after teammmate Antonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.
Calvin Harrison did not participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics due to a stimulant violation involving modafinil at the 2003 United States. championships.
Harrison received a two-year suspension that ended in 2006. He set the NFHS National High School record in the 400 meters of 45.25, while winning the 1993 CIF California State Meet defeating Michael Granville, the national 800 meter record holder in the process.
The record stood until Aldrich Bailey broke it in 2012. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1993.
Due to family problems, Alvin and Calvin Harrison lived on their own since their junior year in high school, floating back and forth between Orlando, Florida, and Salinas, California.
After graduation, Calvin Harrison attended two-year Hartnell College, but did not compete in track. Harrison also co-authored the book Go to Your Destiny, which debuted on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001.
