Michael Johnson
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 Michael Johnson at London's Olympic Stadium |
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| Nationality | Senegalese-American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | San Rafael, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (1.9 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College/university team | Baylor Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.09 (Knoxville 1994) 200 m: 19.32 (Atlanta 1996) 300 m: 30.85 WB (Pretoria 2000) 400 m: 43.18 WR (Sevilla 1999) |
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Michael Duane Johnson (born in September 13, 1967), Dallas, Texas is an American retired sprinter. He is considered one of the best runners (athletes) in the world. He still holds a world record: 400 m (43:18 Seville, Spain) His 200 meter world record was beaten by Usain Bolt at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals.[2]
He was the first athlete to win both the 200m and 400m sprints in the same Olympic Games (Atlanta, Georgia).
He retired in 2001, and is a sports commentator on TV. He was a contestant in the 2010 season of The Celebrity Apprentice.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UsainBolt.com, profile page, accessed 27 January 2010
- ↑ "Michael Johnson profile". Baylor University. 2008. http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/johnson_michael00.html. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
Other websites [change]
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