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| Men's Athletics | ||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m relay |
Steve Riddick (Steven Earl Riddick; born September 18, 1951) is an American athlete and winner of the gold medal in 4x100 meter relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
At the Montreal Olympics, Steven Riddick was eliminated in the semifinal of the 100 meter race and ran the anchor leg in the gold medal winning American 4x100 m relay team.
Riddick was a member of American 4x100 meter relay team, which won the 1977 IAAF World Cup with a new world record of 38.03. He was also a member of American 4x100 m relay team, which won the 1979 Pan American Games and placed second in 1979 IAAF World Cup.
After his athletics career, Riddick was a coach in Norfolk State University. Some of his most famous students include Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery, Myriam Léonie Mani, Aziz Zakari, Renward Wells, Chris Brown and Tonique Williams-Darling. All but Williams-Darling and Chris Brown have either tested positive and/or been involved in sports drugs scandals.
In 2006, Riddick was indicted and arrested on fraud charges for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme. His former student, Montgomery, was also a defendant in the case and Montgomery's former girlfriend, 5-time Olympic medalist sprinter Marion Jones, was also found involved in the operation.
In 2008 Steve Riddick was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for counterfeiting checks.[1]
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