Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Harrison akaberekerwa muOrlando, kuFlorida, uye ihama yemapatya yomumwe mukwikwidzi weOlympic Calvin Harrison. Gore rimwe vasati vaedza kokutanga kupinda muchikwata cheOlympic, mapatya acho akanga achigara muFord Mustang yawo. Nepo Calvin akanga ari nyeredzi muchikoro chesekondari, achiisa National High School Record mumamita 400, akanga ari Alvin uyo akawana nzvimbo yokutanga yeOlympic muna 1996 pa 1996 Olympic Trials. Paaiita makwikwi ekupedzisira mumamita mazana mana ega ega, akakwikwidza mutsetse wokutanga uye akapedza ari wechina shure kwekugona kwaMichael Johnson kuwana menduru yegoridhe. Asi Johnson akazvikuvadza pachake achiisa chinyorwa chenyika mumamita 200. Vasina mukwikwidzi wavo wendarama uyewo vasina muchengeti wezvinyorwa zvenyika Butch Reynolds, chikwata cheAmerica chakaratidzika kuva chisina kudzivirirwa mumakwikwi e4 x 400 metres
. Chikwata cheBritish chakatarisira kutora mukana nekubuda nesimba mukutungamira, zvisinei semutambo wechipiri wechikwata, Alvin akatora Jamie Baulch padanho rekumba kuti aise USA mukutungamira, kutungamira kwavasingazopedzisira vasiya, vachipa Alvin menduru yegoridhe.