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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.
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis: 1992 Summer Olympics Final 2:57.32 (44.11) 1 August 13, 1995: Göteborg, Sweden 27 years, 334 days United States Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson: 1995 World Championships Final 2:58.72 1 sf2 August 21, 1993: Stuttgart, Germany 25 years, 342 days United States
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. The league would include a series of events during the track season between April and September. [3] Johnson was reported to be investing money in the league. [4]
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 ...
This record stood for 11 years, 9 days and was broken by Michael Johnson (43.18) in August 1999; Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson's record in 2016 in a time of 43.03. As of December 2024 [update] , over 36 years after running 43.29, in addition to holding the third fastest time ever, he is one of only 8 athletes to run a sub-43.50 race.
1996: Michael Johnson. Sprinter Michael Johnson earned the nickname "Man With the Golden Shoes," thanks to the metallic racing spikes he wore for the 200 and 400 meter finals.
In 2017, after a 30.81 seconds victory in the seldom-run 300 metres distance, breaking Michael Johnson's world-best time of 30.85 which was set in 2000, Van Niekerk became the only sprinter in history to have run sub-10, sub-20, sub-31 and sub-44 performances at 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m respectively. [12] [13]
Johnson announced the launch of Grand Slam Track in April. The league is slated to begin in 2025. The league is slated to begin in 2025. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon .