Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Michael Johnson 400m 1996 Olympics






Michael Johnson's 400m final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The first half of his historic double.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

23 comments:

  1. @dread313 well spoken! he defeated himself before the race started! XD Michael Johnson was probally like thanks for the psychological advantage my main man! XD

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  2. @dread313 well said! XD

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  3. @Jujuman2003 Yes but considering the 3rd fastest quarter miler in history is white your point is useless..

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  4. @phastman1994 Yeah, that's why 90%+ of sprinters are all black guys. Good logic there, bud.

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  5. @po58dvn LOL, you made my day...the best comment ever! XD

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  6. That was absolutely amazing. Usuly when you see people run the 400 they give it all they got on the first and last 100 but this guy, he not only stayed the same speed he got faster and faster! I mean i can only imagine how he felt moments before that gunshot and then how it feels to be in first place running sooo fast! If I had ever met him that day I would be speechless...

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  7. @Daizy140 Agreed. People have different styles of running a 400m and out of all of them Johnson's is easily the best, the WR holder before Johnson (Butch Reynolds who ran 43.29) went out very slow and saved it for the home stretch where as Quincy Watts who had the OR before Johnson went out super fast and decelerated in the final 100m. Johnson's like a mix between the two, goes out, sticks with his competitors and widens the gap around the bend with a strong finish!

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  8. what a fooking legend.

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  9. Christianpearljam134November 17, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    tanking it out

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  10. I love Michael Johnson! Screw Usain! (although he seems like a nice enough guy...)

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  11. my name's Michael Johnson!!!!!

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  12. IMPRESIONANTE ! ! ! !

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  13. @oitotheworld23 lol

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  14. Words cannot describe how fast this man is! heck all of them are amazing! They are the perfect mix of talent, genetics, desire and superhumanness. It blows my mind.

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  15. the man is a beast

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  16. Michael Johnson is one of the greatest sprinters ever to do it. He symbolizes those Gold Nike's

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  17. @smooth1operator He accepted his loss before the race started. Weak.

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  18. he's seems to kick out the back alot

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  19. when you mean it from the start - gold nikes. dc £11 a can at Met Bar Park Lane sponsor drinks prices fliers £2.00 - 50p use cc prepayment card for supplier discounts if necc stock for parties. dc Vegetarian Soc symbol (no meat). dc military assess. dc cz coffee flavour for Friends Broadway/West End/Movies etc.

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  20. 43.49..... hmmm, I run about a 55.1 freshman year in highschool ha ha not the best but I enjoyed it.

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  21. Wow pure greatness...smh i ran a 51.4 my freshman year and a 48.8 my sophomore year i got alot of work to do he is my hero

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  22. I tried running this fast but then I realized that I'm a mortal.

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