Angella Issajenko
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Angella Taylor (born September 28, 1958 in Jamaica) is a former Canadian sprinter. While still competing, she became known under her married name Angella Issajenko.
After Ben Johnson, Issajenko's training partner, tested positive for steroids in 1988, she testified in the Dubin Inquiry and gave a detailed account of widespread substance abuse in athletics. In 1985, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
[edit] Achievements
- 1979 – Pan American Games 100 m: 3rd / 200 m: 2nd
- 1982 – Commonwealth Games 100 m: 1st / 200 m: 3rd / 4 x 100 m relay: 2nd / 4 x 400 m relay: 1st
- 1984 – Olympic Games 4 x 100 m relay: 2nd
- 1986 – Commonwealth Games 100 m: 3rd / 200 m: 1st / 4 x 100 m relay: 2nd
- 1987 – IAAF World Indoor Championships 60m: 2nd
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