Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Harrison akaberekerwa muOrlando, kuFlorida, uye ihama yemapatya yaCalvin Harrison, uyo akahwinawo menduru yemaOlympic. 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 kwekubudirira kwaMichael Johnson mumutambo wegoridhe. Asi Johnson akazvikuvadza pachake achiisa chinyorwa chenyika mumamita 200. Vasina mukundi wavo wegoridhe uyewo vasina muchengeti wezvinyorwa zvenyika Butch Reynolds, chikwata cheAmerica chakaratidzika kuva chisina kudzivirirwa munhangemutange
4 x 400 metres relay. 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.