Personal

Son of Ruby and Paul Johnson...One of five children...His dream as a child was to become an architect...Graduated from Skyline High School where he competed in the 200-meter and won the district title his senior year...Broke the school record at Baylor University during his first 200 race...Graduated from Baylor with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and marketing...Author of “Slaying the Dragon: How to Turn Your Small Steps to Great Feats”...Named Sportsman of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee in 1996, and was given the James E. Sullivan Award for the nation’s most outstanding athlete…Owns and operates the Michael Johnson Performance Center...Father to one son, Sebastian.

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (4 gold)

Olympic Games Sydney 2000, 0th (4 x 400m Relay - Men), gold (400m - Men)
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (200m - Men, 400m - Men)
Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Men), 11th (200m - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 1999 – 0th (4 x 400m Relay - Men), gold (400m - Men)
Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Men 1993, 1995, 1999; 400m - Men 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999; 200m - Men 1995
Medals: 7 (7 gold)

0th – 1999 (4 x 400m Relay - Men)
Gold – 1999 (400m - Men); 1997 (400m - Men); 1995 (200m - Men, 4 x 400m Relay - Men, 400m - Men); 1993 (4 x 400m Relay - Men, 400m - Men)

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Event Schedule

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field

2024 Olympic Games - Track & Field