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Michael Duane Johnson is an American retired sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent ...
He finished sixth in his semi-final heat, failing to make the final by 0.16 seconds. Four years later on 1 August 1996, the 29-year-old Johnson had already won 400m gold in an Olympic record time of 43.49 seconds three days earlier. Now with 200m of track standing in the way of history, Johnson was preparing for the race of his life.
Feb 29, 2024 · Michael Johnson, one of the greatest sprinters of all time, hopes to change that. The four-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion is partnering with Winners Alliance, the for ...
Nov 16, 2009 · On August 1, 1996, sprinter Michael Johnson breaks the world record in the 200 meters to win gold at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Three days earlier, Johnson had also won the 400 meters, making ...
May 1, 2019 · Michael Johnson during the men's 200-meter race at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport, Getty Images) There he was, Michael Johnson, once the fastest person ever to run 200 meters, the man who'd been so confident of setting the world record that he stepped onto the Centennial Olympic Stadium track wearing spikes painted gold.
