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Over the course of his career, he twice set the world record in the 200 m, three times set the world record as part of the 4 × 400 m relay team, twice set the indoor 400 m world record, set the outdoor 400 m world record once, and set the 300 m mark once.
Oct 23, 2024 · He won his first Olympic medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, as a member of the 4 × 400-meter relay team that set the world record, which he helped to lower again the following year. In 1995 he twice broke the world mark in the indoor 400 meters and won both long sprints at the world championships.
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When he won both the 200 m dash and 400 m dash events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he became the only male athlete in history to win both the events at the same Olympics. He currently holds the world record for the 400 metres, 4 by 400 metre relay, and 300 metres.
For approximately one decade, Michael Johnson held the world records in the 200 meters, 400 meters and indoor 400 meters, as well as the world's best time in the 300 meters and the world record for the 4 by 400 meter relay. He is still a world record holder for the 4 x 400 meter relay.
Time (sec)WindResultDate19.320.41August 1, 199619.661.71June 23, 199619.71A1.81 r1March 18, 200019.770.61July 8, 1996The pinnacle of his track career came on home soil, at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. 83,000 spectators looked on as Johnson, resplendant in his golden running shoes, completed a remarkable 200m-400m double, an achievement never matched before or since in men’s athletics.
In high school, Michael Johnson broke his school’s record for the 200 meter run and the 4x400 meter relay. Johnson attended the Skyline High School in Pleasant Grove, Dallas. He applied to enter the Summer Olympics in 1988 but was not able to participate because of a stress fracture.
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Aug 12, 1996 · In Oslo on July 5, Fredericks had beaten Johnson over 200 meters, and in Atlanta on July 27 had run a 9.89 to take the silver in the Olympic 100 behind Canada's Donovan Bailey, who set a world...
