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	MSN Encarta - Michael Johnson
		Michael Johnson, born in 1967, American track-and-field athlete, who in 1995 won the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at the world championship track-and-field meet in Göteborg, Sweden.
		Johnson was the first person to win both the 200-meter and 400-meter races at the same world championships.
		Johnson was expected to win the 200-meters and the 400-meters at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, but he suffered food poisoning shortly before the Games began.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580521/Michael_Johnson.html (506 words)

	Michael Johnson (athlete) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Duane Johnson, (born September 13, 1967), is a U.S. former sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m (19.32 s), 400 m (43.18 s) and 4 x 400 m relay (2:54.20, as part of the USA team).
		In 1997 Johnson began performing television promos in which he billed himself as "the fastest man in the world" although at the time that title was officially held by Canadian Donovan Bailey.
		Johnson ended his career at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by winning the 400 m gold and 4 x 400 m relay race, bringing his total number of Olympic gold medals to five.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Johnson_(athlete) (1266 words)

	Player Bio: Michael Johnson :: Track
		Johnson, who has served as a consultant to Baylor sprinters for the past 12 years, emerged as the premier draw in all of track and field, and can lay claim to the title of greatest all-around sprinter of all time.
		Johnson also was track and field's athlete of the year in 1990 after being ranked No. 1 in the world at 200 and 400 meters.
		Johnson was the first person ever to run sub-20 seconds for the 200 and sub-44 seconds for the 400 in the same meet.
	baylorbears.cstv.com /sports/c-track/mtt/johnson_michael00.html (1378 words)

	Biography of Michael Johnson
		Michael Johnson was educated at Baylor University in Waco.
		Michael Johnson is the only man to have won both the 200 and 400 metres at the World Championships and the Olympics.
		Michael Johnson ran in what was probably the most expensive pair of shoes in the world.
	www.biogs.com /famous/johnsonmichael.html (432 words)

	Sydney Olympic Games Athlete Profiles - Michael Johnson (Athletics)
		Johnson won his fourth 400m world championship in a time of 43.18 seconds, shaving 11/100ths of a second off the record.
		With that monkey off his back, Johnson was ready to concentrate on defending his 200-400 double in Sydney, but the cramp he suffered at the trials has put paid to that.
		Johnson fought back in the verbal stakes, but now that Johnson says he's run his last 200m race, the two will never go head-to-head in a major 200m race.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/profiles/MICHAELJOHNSON.htm (588 words)

	ESPN.com: Johnson doubled the difficulty
		Johnson was born Sept. 13, 1967 in Dallas, the youngest of five children.
		In an unprecedented accomplishment, he was the first athlete to be ranked No. 1 in the world in both the 200 and 400 in a career, much less the same year.
		Johnson has changed from modest to macho man. "I'd like to be remembered as nothing more than what I am, the most consistent and versatile sprinter who ever sprinted," he said.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016046.html (1196 words)

	Johnson, Michael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At Atlanta in 1996 Johnson became the first man in Olympic history to win gold medals at both 200 and 400 metres.
		In the 200-metre final he set a new world record of 19.32 seconds and finished 0.36 seconds ahead of the second placed athlete, a margin of victory only bettered by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics.
		Johnson's ability to excel at both distances first attracted international attention when he set the year's fastest times in 1990.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0050727.html (437 words)

	Observer \| Johnson dismisses 'immature' Greene
		For starters, both need to gain an understanding of just who is the boss, and Johnson intends to put his rival firmly in his place at the US Olympic trials, which begin in Sacramento this Friday.
		Johnson is the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 200m and 400m, and has won both events at the World Championships, including the 400m four consecutive times.
		Johnson became the first man to take the 200m and 400m at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and now is trying to become the first athlete to win both events in consecutive games and the first man to win the 200m or 400m in consecutive Olympics.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4038535-102283,00.html (582 words)

	O'Brien Still Relishes Being World's Greatest
		Appearing at a news conference that later featured Michael Johnson, O'Brien recapped the magical evening of competition during which each man achieved heights four years after suffering bitter disappointments.
		Four years ago in Barcelona, Spain, Johnson, suffering from food poisoning, was eliminated in the semifinal heat of the the 200-meter sprint.
		Johnson blew away the field in the 200 in world-record time of 19.32 seconds; O'Brien earned the title of the world's greatest athlete.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0803/oly-run-obrien.html (712 words)

	The Sparta Expositor: Michael Johnson Scholarship fund established
		Mike Johnson’s funeral was attended by many former teammates from both White County High School and Vanderbilt showing the bond that he developed while playing a game he loved.
		Johnson chose to be cremated and in response to a request he made, some of his Vanderbilt teammates scattered his ashes over the 50 yard line of Dudley Field at Vanderbilt Stadium.
		Johnson’s mother, Peggy, received a kind note from John Norwig, who was not able to attend the funeral.
	www.spartaexpositor.com /sportsdetail.asp?ArticleID=695 (1215 words)

	ABC Online News - Athletes: Michael Johnson
		Michael Johnson is quite simply one of the greatest athletes on the planet, and one of the best ever.
		Michael Johnson wins the 400m at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, as called by Tim Lane.
		Michael Johnson makes history by winning the 200m at the Atlanta Games and becomes the first man to win the 200m-400m double.
	www.abc.net.au /news/olympics/athletes/johnson.htm (588 words)

	sports@ugusta: Olympic champ bemoans track's weak kick in U.S. 12/18/96
		The U.S. Olympic Committee honored Johnson on Wednesday as its top male athlete of the year, the latest recognition of his feats at the Summer Games - the first man to win both the 200 and 400 meters in the same games, shattering the 200 world record by one-third of a second.
		Johnson said he planned to skip the entire indoor season and concentrate on a million-dollar match race against Olympic 100-meter champion Donovan Bailey, tentatively scheduled for Toronto's SkyDome May 31.
		This was the second straight year and third time in the last four years that Johnson was voted sportsman of the year in balloting by USOC officials, athletes and reporters, and he was an overwhelming winner.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/121996/johnson.html (799 words)

	NewsHour Online: Michael Johnson sets the 200m sprint record
		He's Michael Johnson, and yesterday at the Olympic trials in Atlanta, he broke a 17-year-old world record in the 200 meter run.
		Johnson is racing as they come through the turn and approach the top of the home straight-away.
		And what's really unique, along with the strength that we normally think, what's really unique about Michael Johnson is that he can maintain--he has the strength to maintain his high rate of turnover, his speed, his foot speed, for a long period of time than anybody else.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/sports/johnson_6-24.html (1174 words)

	Johnson Captures Sullivan Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Michael Johnson, the man with the golden shoes who dominated track and field last year and won two Olympic gold medals, was chosen Friday winner of the Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete of 1996.
		Johnson, a three-time finalist for the award, became the 37th track and field athlete to win the award.
		In 1995, Johnson became the first man this century to win the 200-400 double at the U.S. Championships and the first man ever to do the same at the World Championships.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/031597/johnson.htm (373 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ATHLETICS \| Greene and Johnson prepare for battle
		Johnson is the reigning Olympic champion over the distance and the world record holder.
		Johnson prefers to conduct himself in more private fashion, but his rival's comments have clearly touched a nerve.
		Johnson showed that he can supply the vocal barbs as easily as Greene with a particularly telling comment about his current lack of motivation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/846161.stm (619 words)

	Michael Johnson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Johnson became the first person in history to win gold medals in the 200m and the 400m at the same Olympics.
		Johnson ran track at Baylor under legendary track coach Clyde Hart from 1987-1990 where he was the NCAA indoor (1989,1990) and outdoor (1990) champion in the 200 meters.
		Johnson was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
	www.tshof.org /Bios/tshof/hj/johnsonm.htm (158 words)

	Fate of Michael Johnson's medal in court's hands - Boston.com - Olympics - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Michael Johnson could lose the last of his five Olympic gold medals five years after the Sydney Games when a court in Switzerland rules on a doping scandal on Thursday.
		Even before Johnson crossed the finish line in the relay, rumors were spreading that an American athlete had tested positive before the Olympics but had been cleared to compete.
		The identity of that athlete remained secret until the 2003 world championships in Paris when the Los Angeles Times identified him as Young, who had just won the world 400 meters title.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2005/07/20/fate_of_michael_johnsons_medal_in_courts_hands?mode=PF (806 words)

	THISDAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Francis coached Ben Johnson when he won the 100m title at the Seoul Olympics only to be stripped of gold for testing positive for drugs.
		Johnson added: "Jones and Montgomery, to a slightly lesser degree, are the ambassadors of this sport.
		Johnson is puzzled by Jones's decision-making"They have both failed in that responsibility and have obviously chosen to ignore it.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2003/02/02/20030202spo07.html (252 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Track and Field - American Johnson successfully defends 400-meter title - Monday September ...
		Johnson became the first man to repeat as Olympic 400-meter champion with a wire-to-wire triumph on Monday night in 43.84 seconds, 0.44 seconds ahead of teammate Alvin Harrison.
		When the race was over, the scene was far less emotional than the one that followed Johnson's world-record triumph in the 200 meters four years ago in the Atlanta Games.
		Johnson has won four Olympic medals and nine more in the world championships -- all of them gold.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2000/track_and_field/news/2000/09/25/johnson_first_ap (682 words)

	BBC SPORT \| SPORTS TALK \| Tributes to Michael Johnson
		For many, Johnson's 200m win at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, wearing gold shoes and setting a world record that still stands, was one of the great moments in sport.
		Having watched Johnson run the 200 and 400 time after time, all I can say is we will never again see an athlete who can run a sub 20 second 200 and sub 44 second 400.
		You can place Johnson up there as one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, because there have been many potential all time greats in other sports who have fallen by the wayside under the weights of expectation of confirming such great dominance.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/sports_talk/1545031.stm (1063 words)

	Sportsline USA - Olympic Sports Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Johnson has been invited to make his pitch in person before the International Amateur Athletic Federation at the IAAF meeting Dec. 10-12.
		No other athlete has ever been invited to do so, but then no other athletes have asked for their wishes to be considered in making up the Olympics timetable, which is governed by the IAAF.
		Toughest days would be July 29, when Johnson would have to run the 200 heats and quarterfinals before his 400 semifinal; and July 31, when the 400 final is scheduled 2 1/2 hours after the 200 semis.
	ww3.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/dunawayj12795.htm (960 words)

	Johnson Completes His Run Into History
		Now, as Michael Johnson awaited his victory ceremony, he was asked which meant more to him -- his two gold medals, breaking his own world record in the 200, or being the first man to complete the 200-400 double.
		About half an hour before Johnson's gold track shoes thundered down the stretch with Frankie Fredericks of Namibia and Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago wobbling in his wake, Marie-Jose Perec of France completed a women's 200-400 double, equaling the sweep by Valerie Brisco-Hooks in her Los Angeles hometown Olympics in 1984.
		And when Michael Johnson was asked what it felt like to run that fast in the Olympics on Thursday night, he laughed.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0802/oly-run-anderson-column.sub2.html (746 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. track and field trials key warmup for Sydney - Saturday July 08, 2000 03:30 PM
		Johnson is the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 200 and 400, and has won both events at the World Championships, including the 400 four consecutive times.
		Greene is attempting to become the first sprinter since Carl Lewis in 1984 and the ninth overall to sweep the 100 and 200 at the same Olympics.
		Johnson became the first man to sweep the 200 and 400 at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and now is trying to become the first athlete to win both events in consecutive games and the first man to win the 200 or 400 in consecutive Olympics.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/07/08/track_field_ap (1090 words)

	More magic might await Michael Johnson
		Johnson ran the first 200 in 21.0 and the second 200 in 22.2, a pattern that other 400 runners cannot match.
		Johnson is aware that no one can seriously push him, and to continue breaking records he'll have to do it running alone down the stretch.
		Johnson capped the World Championships with another milestone, anchoring the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team to victory for his ninth career gold medal at the worlds, the most by any athlete, one more than Carl Lewis.
	www.canoe.ca /TrackWorldChampionships/aug30_mor.html (648 words)

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