Johnson is the only male athlete to win both the 200 meters and 400 meters events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m, having done so at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .

Michael Johnson became the only man in history to win the 200m and the 400m gold medals at a single Olympics at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

Jul 6, 2016 · Michael Johnson makes history winning both the 400m and 200m Gold medals in Atlanta 1996, smashing the 200m WR in the process.

The current world and American record holder in the 200 and 400 meters, Michael Johnson became the first man in history to win both those events at the same Olympics in 1996 at Atlanta. He became the only man to repeat as Olympic 400m champion when he won the gold in 2000.

The 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 …

Dec 28, 2024 · Michael Johnson maximized his golden shoes to win the 200m and 400m at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, solidifying his status as one of the greatest American athletes.

Dec 31, 2024 · For much of the decade he was virtually unbeaten in the long sprints—the 200-meter and 400-meter races—and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he became the first man to win gold medals at both distances. He also set world marks in both events, though the records were later broken.

About a month after smashing Pietro Mennea's 1979 record at U.S. Trials, Michael Johnson trims his own 200m world record days after winning 400m gold, becoming the first athlete to take both events at the same Games.

At Atlanta in 1996, he won both the 200 and 400 metres, the first man to accomplish that feat at the Olympics, with his 200 metre victory achieved in the stunning world record time of 19.32.

Aug 12, 1996 · Sprinter Michael Johnson was lauded for his two disparate races, the 200 meter and the 400 meter, each requiring opposing skills. The shorter race is aggressive, the longer more calculating. But...