▁Am ▁tri als ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁Francis ▁went ▁to ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁on ▁a ▁track ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁after ▁ret iring ▁as ▁an ▁ath lete , ▁became ▁a ▁coach . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁athlet es ▁co ached ▁by ▁Charlie ▁won ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁med als ▁acquired ▁by ▁Canada ' s ▁track ▁team . ▁Charlie ▁Francis ▁for ged ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁s print ▁teams ▁whose ▁run ners ▁set ▁ 2 5 0 ▁Canadian ▁records , ▁ 3 2 ▁world ▁records ▁and ▁won ▁ 9 ▁Olympic ▁med als . ▁ ▁Francis ▁was ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁Sc ar borough ▁Opt im ists ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁club ▁when ▁Johnson ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁later ▁admitted ▁under ▁o ath ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Federal ▁Justice ▁Charlie ▁Dub in ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁D rug ▁Use ▁in ▁Sport ▁that ▁Ben ▁Johnson ▁had ▁used ▁ster oid s ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁performances ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁Francis ▁had ▁co ached ▁Johnson ▁until ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁inf am ous ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Se oul ▁Olympics ▁dis qual ification . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁vocal ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁IO C ▁testing ▁procedure ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁performance - en han cing ▁drug ▁use ▁is ▁r amp ant ▁within ▁the ▁sport . ▁ ▁Francis ▁also ▁co ached ▁famous ▁spr inter s ▁Tim ▁Mont gom ery ▁and