Michael Johnson Sprints To Gold At 1996 Olympic Games | Gold Medal Moments Presented By HERSHEY'S

My favourite runner of all time 🏆

Absolutely Incredible. What makes this great for me is at 15 seconds the camera angle which follows the athletes at their level takes this race to another level. You can see these guys give everything. It’s thunder. Inspiring.

from lane 3!
I don't think Lyles would have ran 19.31 from lane 3.

🥇👏👏👏

so that’s what a sprinter looks like before steroids.

MJ may not have the greatest speed, but his biomechanics were really good.

Apparently, he couldn't have done it without Hershey's Gold. 🙄

Dammit Boldon🇹🇹. You could've been one of the best if you just took the roids & ran with it.

Michael Johnson i admire is running style. He makes it look easy

My GOAT love his running style.

So unreal. At the time, a 19.32 was something u could only imagine being reached 30+ yrs down the line (literally). It was the equivalent of Bob Beamon’s LJ.. If u knew the sport, a 19.32 was a hard thing to wrap ur mind around.

This was an iconic moment at the 1996 Olympics! Michael Johnson breaking his own 200m world record in the 200m Olympic finals in those famous gold shoes!!! Epic!! Salute to the immortal Michael Johnson! Without a doubt, one of the very best track athletes of all time!! Arguably the greatest that the United States has ever produced.

This guy was full of steroids

Only other person ive seen ran the curve that fast was yohan blake. Perfection

With todays tracks that are much better surfaces and faster surfaces to run on its no doubt he would of ran in the 19.24-19.28 range for the 200m.

Great moment for a great sprinter!

That side camera angle is the best.

I swear, it even looks like he lets up over the last 5 m or so. Still the most impressive track moment I’ve ever seen.

Best half lap EVER

Steroids does work.

Johnson had a proper personality a true legend in the sport

Do you know how fast you have to be in order put distance between you and the second place guy on the straight away? Michael Johnson was truly dominant.

My fav sprinter of all time!!!

LFG

The greatest sprinter ever...Sorry Usain.

Das Pferd!

Although Bolt has the current 200m WR but experts in Athletics fraternity agree that the best world record for 200m is the one which was set by Michael Johnson in 1996 - because of the margin. It was such a hi-action moment, that it gives goosebumps to watch that moment even today although it happened in 1996 - particularly the last 50 meters as he chuggs like a locomotive to the finish line. His body is not made of bones, there are certainly some motor parts inside.

Always been a huge fan, a bigger fan than I was for Bolt, which I wasn't really, didn't like his personality and fake wannebe cool faces he made that wasn't his natural expression (narcism). But Johnson was the real man, always made me think of Eddy Murphy when I was a kid.

We’re lucky to have him on the BBC commentating on athletics events. Comes across as a thoroughly decent, stand up guy.

COLD

WOW! Amazing Athlete

Good ol Michael “straight back” Johnson.

Hero

My hero!

I remember this moment.