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Michael Johnson

Track athlete, born in Dallas, Texas, USA. He attended Baylor University, TX. Johnson, who has a distinctive upright running style, won 32 consecutive 200 m finals from 1990 to 1992, and 58 in a row at 400 m from 1990 to 1997. Four-times world champion at 400 m (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999), he achieved the 200 m/400 m double at the 1995 championships, and an unprecedented male double of 200 m and 400 m gold medals at the 1996 (Atlanta) Olympics. He wore gold shoes for the final in Atlanta, when he took 0·34 sec off his own 200 m world record, winning in 19·32 sec.

Michael Johnson may refer to:

Michael Johnson (singer) (born 1944) Michael Johnson (athlete) (born 1967) Michael Johnson (politician) (born 1970) Michael Johnson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1973) Michael Johnson (English footballer) (born 1988) Michael Johnson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1984) Michael Johnson (drummer) (born 1982) Michael Johnson (recording engineer) (born 1957) Mike Johnson (hockey) (born 1974) Mike Johnson (baseball) (born 1975) Mike Johnson (animator), co-director of Corpse Bride William Michael (Mike) Johnson (technologist)
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