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Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. [2] 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.
Former sprinter Michael Johnson, who had the idea for Grand Slam Track since the 1990s, [2] announced in February 2024 his intention to launch a track and field league in 2025, based on conversations he had with BBC colleague Garth Crooks. The league would include a series of events during the track season between April to September. [3]
In 2004, Johnson was voted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, his record-setting 200-meter performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics was deemed the greatest track and field moment in the past 25 years. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.
Michael Johnson’s new track league announced Thursday that they have signed Olympic medalists Fred Kerley and Kenny Bednarek. Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, ...
Sprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport's top performers four times a year to compete for $12.6 million in prize money over its ...
Olympic champion Michael Johnson is starting a new track league he hopes will help athletes earn more exposure and money in a sport that struggles for attention in between Olympic cycles. World ...
The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States. A few days later, Johnson would become the only man to win both the 400 metres and the 200 metres in the same Olympics. Johnson's 400 metres victory in Atlanta was the first of his two wins; he would become the only man to repeat as gold medalist in the event when he won again in 2000.
The championship records for the event are 43.18 seconds for men, set by Michael Johnson in 1999, and 47.99 seconds for women, set by Jarmila Kratochvílová in 1983. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion and Johnson's championship record remains the world record as of 2015. [ 1 ]