Olympian Montgomery Sentenced for Heroin Sale

Tim Montgomery set a world record in the 100m and was awarded a Gold Medal in the 400m relay in the 2000 Games and a Silver Medal in the same event four years later. Since then, his life has been one big set of mistakes and missed opportunites. His track and field achievements were erased in the doping scandal that also included his former companion (and fellow Olympian), Marian Jones. Last year, Montgomery pled guilty to helping his former coach (and Olympic champion), Steve Riddick in a $1.7 million forged check scheme in New York.

This year, Montgomery, 33, was videotaped selling heroin to a DEA informant in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. He pled guilty to the charges and Friday, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the offense. He will begin serving that term after he completes his 46-month sentence in New York for the check-kiting conviction.

Riddick is currently serving a five-year sentence. Jones, with whom Montgomery has a child, was just released from prison after serving a six-month sentence.

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