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Michael Johnson is a sprinter, athletics competitor and athlete. Michael Johnson was born in Dallas, Texas, United States on September 13, 1967. That works out to 59 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Skyline High School and Baylor University. Awards on record include L'Équipe Champion of Champions (1996), World Athlete of the Year (1996, 1999) and Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1996).
My Take
Michael Johnson is one of those athletes who makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about sprinting. That upright, almost rigid running style — chest high, minimal arm swing, feet firing underneath him like a sewing machine — looked wrong the first time you saw it, and then he ran the 200m in 19.32 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and you realized it was everyone else who was wrong. Winning gold in both the 200m and 400m at the same Games is genuinely one of the greatest individual performances in Olympic history, and the fact that he then went to Sydney 2000 and defended his 400m title just underlines how dominant he was over an entire decade. Four Olympic golds, eight World Championship titles, and world records in both events — the man didn't just win races, he rewrote what those distances were supposed to look like.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ジョンソン
- Reading
- まいける・じょんそん
- Born
- September 13, 1967 (age 59)
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor / athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
2. Background
- High school
- Skyline High School
- University
- Baylor University
Awards & achievements
- 1996 L'Équipe Champion of Champions
- 1996 World Athlete of the Year
- 1999 World Athlete of the Year
- 1996 Associated Press Athlete of the Year
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mjgold4/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Johnson%20(sprinter)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190924
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Johnson born?
Michael Johnson was born on September 13, 1967 and is 59 years old.
Where is Michael Johnson from?
Michael Johnson is from Dallas, Texas, United States.
What does Michael Johnson do?
Michael Johnson works as sprinter, athletics competitor, athlete.
How tall is Michael Johnson?
Michael Johnson is 185 cm tall.
Where did Michael Johnson study?
Michael Johnson attended Baylor University.
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