Background
Harrison, Alvin was born on January 20, 1974 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Harrison, Alvin was born on January 20, 1974 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Student, Hartnell College.
Born in Orlando, Florida, Harrison is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison. In the 4 x 400 m relay, Alvin ran the first leg and Calvin ran the third legal In 2008, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay United States team was stripped of their medals after teammate Antonio Pettigrew admitted that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.
Alvin Harrison did not compete in the 2004 Olympics due to circumstantial evidence of using a banned substance.
In October 2004, Harrison agreed to a four-year suspension with the United States. Anti-Doping Agency. Harrison also authored the book Go to Your Destiny, which debuted on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001.
Alvin Harrison was featured in the United Way of America public service announcement "Performance" commercial. After his suspension expired in late 2008, Harrison enjoyed a late career renaissance via a transfer of allegiance to the Dominican Republic in 2008.
He competed for his new country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, running in the heats of the 400 m race.
He made his second world appearance soon after and helped the Dominican 4×400-meter relay team to fourth place at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Not only did Harrison run and compete for the Dominican Republic upon his return, Harrison also led the Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo (FDAA. Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic) in the restructuring, reformation and implementation of the Dominican Republics first High Performance Olympic Development Program approved and welcomed by the Athletic Federation President Jose Rubio Ludwig.
This new High Performance Olympic Development Program would benefit Luguelin Santos yielding the Dominican Republic the country"s first ever Gold Medalist at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In the same year, 2012, with continuous momentum Luguelin Santos dominated international competitors and surprised the world by becoming the country"s youngest and world"s youngest (18 year old) 400 metres silver medalist running 44.46 in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Leaving his impression on the Dominican Republic, Harrison was awarded with an honorary master"s degree in exercise science for his contributions and the successes thereof.
Harrison has since retired from track and field and travels the country implementing High Performance Athletic Development Programs for various sports organizations and sports professionals including players in the North.F.L. and North.B.A.
2 children.