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born September 13, 1967

About Michael Johnson

  • Retired American sprinter

  • Won four Olympic gold medals and was crowned world champion eight times

  • Currently holds the world record in the 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay/

  • Only male athlete in history to win both the 200 m and 400 m events at the same Olympics,he accomplished this at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Noted for his unique running style.

  • As of November 2010, Johnson holds 13 of the top 100 times for the 200 metres and 27 of the top 100 times for the 400 metres.

  • Born and Raised in Dallas,Texas

  • Attended Skyline High School and Baylor University.

  • Graduated from Baylor in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in business, and the first athlete ever to hold the number one world ranking in both the 200 m and the 400 m.

  • Johnson entered the Olympic finals donning a custom-designed pair of golden-colored Nike racing spikes made with Zytel, causing him to be nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Shoes.

  • Johnson's clocking of 19.32s (10.35 m/s) en route to breaking the 200 metre world record at the 1996 Olympics led many to consider him the fastest man in the world.

  • Johnson ended his career at the 2000 Summer Olympics by winning gold medal in the 400m, which brought his total number of Olympic gold medals to four.

  • . Michael Johnson Performance is the Official Training Partner of the Dallas Cowboys as well as the official training center of the Dallas Stars and FC Dallas.

  • appeared as a contestant on NBC's 9th season of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2010.

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