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13 SEP 1967. Athlete Code. 14242187. Follow me. Honours Summary. 4 x Olympic champion. 8 x World champion. 3 x Grand Prix Final winner. 1 x Grand Prix Final Bronze medallist. More Honours. Loading... Michael JOHNSON, United States.
Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) 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.
Michael Johnson is acknowledged as the greatest long sprinter in the history of track & field, specializing in the 200 and 400 metres. Johnson made his Olympic début in 1992, but was ill at the time, and his only medal, a gold, came in the 4×400 metre relay.
