List of career achievements by Michael Johnson

Not to be confused with List of career achievements by Michael Jordan.

This page details the career achievements of American track & field athlete Michael Johnson. Over the course of his career, Johnson consistently dominated his events, winning almost every time he took to the track. He set numerous world and Olympic records in short distance track, both as an individual and as a member of relay teams. His domination of the 400 meter race is unprecedented in the history of track and field, making him surely the greatest 400 m runner of all time. For approximately one decade, Michael Johnson held the world records in the 200 meters, 400 meters and indoor 400 meters, as well as the world's best time in the 300 meters and the world record for the 4 by 400 meter relay. He still holds the world records for the 4 by 400 meter relay and 300 meters. In 2004, Johnson was voted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, his record-setting 200-meter performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics was deemed the greatest track and field moment in the past 25 years. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.^[1]^[2]

Medal record

Olympics

Game	Event	Times	Result
1992 Barcelona	4 x 400 m relay	2:55.74 (44.73)	Gold
1996 Atlanta	200 m	19.32	Gold
1996 Atlanta	400 m	43.49	Gold
2000 Sydney	400 m	43.84	Gold
2000 Sydney	4 x 400 m relay	2:56.35 (44.29)	Disqualified*
*Teammates Antonio Pettigrew and Jerome Young later admitted to use of performance-enhancing drugs, invalidating this performance and vacating the team of their gold medals.

World Championships

Games	Event	Time	Result
1991 Tokyo	200 m	20.01	Gold
1993 Stuttgart	400 m	43.65	Gold
1993 Stuttgart	4 x 400 m relay	2:54.29 (42.91)	Gold
1995 Gothenburg	200 m	19.79	Gold
1995 Gothenburg	400 m	43.39	Gold
1995 Gothenburg	4 x 400 m relay	2:57.32 (44.11)	Gold
1997 Athens	400 m	44.12	Gold
1999 Seville	400 m	43.18	Gold

Awards

IAAF World Athlete of the Year: 1996, 1999
Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year: 1990, 1996
Jesse Owens Award: 1994, 1995, 1996
Associated Press Athlete of the Year: 1996
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award: 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000
James E. Sullivan Award: 1996

Track & Field News World Rankings

Event	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
200 meters	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	7	NR	2	8
400 meters	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Personal bests

200 meters

Time (sec)	Wind	Result	Date	Venue	Age	Notes
19.32	0.4	1	000000001996-08-01-0000August 1, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008911520000000000♠28 years, 323 days
19.66	1.7	1	000000001996-06-23-0000June 23, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008908150400000000♠28 years, 284 days
19.71A	1.8	1 r1	000000002000-03-18-0000March 18, 2000	Pietersburg, South Africa	7009102600000000000♠32 years, 187 days
19.77	0.6	1	000000001996-07-08-0000July 8, 1996	Stockholm, Sweden	7008909446400000000♠28 years, 299 days
19.79	1.0	1	000000001992-06-28-0000June 28, 1992	New Orleans, LA, United States	7008782352000000000♠24 years, 289 days
19.79	0.5	1	000000001995-08-11-0000August 11, 1995	Göteborg, Sweden	7008880740000000000♠27 years, 332 days
19.83	1.7	1	000000001996-05-18-0000May 18, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008905040000000000♠28 years, 248 days
19.85	0.4	1	000000001990-07-06-0000July 6, 1990	Edinburgh, Scotland	7008719841600000000♠22 years, 296 days
19.85	1.1	2	000000001996-07-05-0000July 5, 1996	Oslo, Norway	7008909187200000000♠28 years, 296 days
19.88A	1.5	1	000000001990-08-08-0000August 8, 1990	Sestriere, Italy	7008722692800000000♠22 years, 329 days
19.88	–0.9	1	000000001991-09-20-0000September 20, 1991	Barcelona, Spain	7008757987200000000♠24 years, 7 days
19.89	1.0	1	000000001991-09-13-0000September 13, 1991	Bruxelles, Belgium	7008757382400000000♠24 years, 0 days
19.89	0.3	1 h4	000000002000-07-22-0000July 22, 2000	Sacramento, CA, United States	7009103688640000000♠32 years, 313 days
19.90	0.3	1	000000001990-06-16-0000June 16, 1990	Norwalk, CA, United States	7008718113600000000♠22 years, 276 days	1990 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
19.91	1.9	1	000000001992-07-13-0000July 13, 1992	Salamanca, Spain	7008783648000000000♠24 years, 304 days
19.91	0.0	1 r1	000000002000-06-09-0000June 9, 2000	Sevilla, Spain	7009103317120000000♠32 years, 270 days
19.93	–0.3	1	000000001995-09-09-0000September 9, 1995	Monaco, Monaco	7008883245600000000♠27 years, 361 days
19.93	0.8	1	000000001999-07-07-0000July 7, 1999	Roma, Italy	7009100394640000000♠31 years, 297 days
19.93	0.4	1	000000001999-09-03-0000September 3, 1999	Bruxelles, Belgium	7009100895760000000♠31 years, 355 days
19.94	1.4	1	000000001991-09-15-0000September 15, 1991	Sheffield, England	7008757555200000000♠24 years, 2 days
19.94	0.0	1	000000001994-08-02-0000August 2, 1994	Monaco, Monaco	7008848404800000000♠26 years, 323 days
19.98	–0.4	1	000000001991-09-06-0000September 6, 1991	Rieti, Italy	7008756756000000000♠23 years, 358 days
19.98	0.3	1	000000001992-05-22-0000May 22, 1992	Houston, TX, United States	7008779155200000000♠24 years, 252 days
20.01	1.0	1	000000001990-06-29-0000June 29, 1990	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	7008719236800000000♠22 years, 289 days
20.01	–3.4	1	000000001991-08-27-0000August 27, 1991	Tokyo, Japan	7008755892000000000♠23 years, 348 days
20.01	0.3	1 sf1	000000001995-08-11-0000August 11, 1995	Göteborg, Sweden	7008880740000000000♠27 years, 332 days

400 meters

In the history of track, only 47 times has a runner run the 400 meter in less than 44 seconds. Johnson alone accounts for 22 of these 47 sub-44 performances.

Time (sec)	Result	Date	Venue	Age
43.18	1	000000001999-08-26-0000August 26, 1999	Sevilla, Spain	7009100826640000000♠31 years, 347 days
43.39	1	000000001995-08-09-0000August 9, 1995	Göteborg, Sweden	7008880567200000000♠27 years, 330 days
43.44	1	000000001996-06-19-0000June 19, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008907804800000000♠28 years, 280 days
43.49	1	000000001996-07-29-0000July 29, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008911260800000000♠28 years, 320 days
43.65	1	000000001993-08-17-0000August 17, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	7008818143200000000♠25 years, 338 days
43.66	1	000000001995-06-16-0000June 16, 1995	Sacramento, CA, United States	7008875901600000000♠27 years, 276 days
43.66	1 r1	000000001996-07-03-0000July 3, 1996	Lausanne, Switzerland	7008909014400000000♠28 years, 294 days
43.68	1	000000001998-08-12-0000August 12, 1998	Zürich, Switzerland	7008975499200000000♠30 years, 333 days
43.68	1	000000002000-07-16-0000July 16, 2000	Sacramento, CA, United States	7009103636800000000♠32 years, 307 days
43.74	1	000000001993-06-19-0000June 19, 1993	Eugene, OR, United States	7008813045600000000♠25 years, 279 days
43.75	1	000000001997-04-19-0000April 19, 1997	Waco, TX, United States	7008934005600000000♠29 years, 218 days
43.76	1	000000001998-07-21-0000July 21, 1998	Uniondale, NY, United States	7008973598400000000♠30 years, 311 days
43.84	1	000000002000-09-25-0000September 25, 2000	Sydney, Australia	7009104243760000000♠33 years, 12 days
43.86	1	000000001995-07-21-0000July 21, 1995	Oslo, Norway	7008878925600000000♠27 years, 311 days
43.88	1	000000001995-08-16-0000August 16, 1995	Zürich, Switzerland	7008881172000000000♠27 years, 337 days
43.90	1	000000001994-09-06-0000September 6, 1994	Madrid, Spain	7008851428800000000♠26 years, 358 days
43.92	1 r2	000000001999-07-02-0000July 2, 1999	Lausanne, Switzerland	7009100351440000000♠31 years, 292 days
43.92	1	000000002000-06-24-0000June 24, 2000	Eugene, OR, United States	7009103446720000000♠32 years, 285 days
43.94	1	000000001993-08-27-0000August 27, 1993	Berlin, Germany	7008819007200000000♠25 years, 348 days
43.95	1 sf1	000000001999-08-24-0000August 24, 1999	Sevilla, Spain	7009100809360000000♠31 years, 345 days
43.96	1	000000001998-08-08-0000August 8, 1998	Monaco, Monaco	7008975153600000000♠30 years, 329 days
43.98	1 r1	000000001992-07-10-0000July 10, 1992	London, England	7008783388800000000♠24 years, 301 days
44.04	1	000000001994-08-30-0000August 30, 1994	Berlin, Germany	7008850824000000000♠26 years, 351 days
44.06	1	000000001998-08-28-0000August 28, 1998	Bruxelles, Belgium	7008976881600000000♠30 years, 349 days
44.07	1	000000002000-08-25-0000August 25, 2000	Bruxelles, Belgium	7009103982400000000♠32 years, 347 days
44.12	1	000000001997-08-05-0000August 5, 1997	Athína, Greece	7008943336800000000♠29 years, 326 days
44.17	1 r1	000000001991-07-10-0000July 10, 1991	Lausanne, Switzerland	7008751744800000000♠23 years, 300 days

Indoor 400 meters

Time (sec)	Result	Date	Venue	Age	Notes
44.63 ^[3]	1	000000001995-03-04-0000March 4, 1995	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008866916000000000♠27 years, 172 days	1995 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
44.66	1	000000001996-03-02-0000March 2, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	7008898387200000000♠28 years, 171 days
44.97A	1	000000001995-02-10-0000February 10, 1995	Reno, NV, United States	7008865015200000000♠27 years, 150 days	First athlete to break 45 seconds
45.14	1	000000001993-02-20-0000February 20, 1993	Birmingham, England	7008802764000000000♠25 years, 160 days
45.17	1	000000001994-02-26-0000February 26, 1994	Birmingham, England	7008834840000000000♠26 years, 166 days
45.32	1	000000001996-02-24-0000February 24, 1996	Fairfax, VA, United States	7008897782400000000♠28 years, 164 days
45.46	1 r1	000000001991-02-28-0000February 28, 1991	Sevilla, Spain	7008740340000000000♠23 years, 168 days
45.55	1	000000001995-02-25-0000February 25, 1995	Fairfax, VA, United States	7008866311200000000♠27 years, 165 days

100 meters

Time (sec)	Wind	Result	Date	Venue	Age
10.09	2.0	2 h3	000000001994-06-15-0000June 15, 1994	Knoxville, TN, United States	7008844257600000000♠26 years, 275 days

300 meters

Time (sec)	Result	Date	Venue	Age
30.85 WB	1	000000002000-03-24-0000March 24, 2000	Pretoria, South Africa	7009102651840000000♠32 years, 193 days
31.56	1	000000001994-07-22-0000July 22, 1994	Salamanca, Spain	7008847454400000000♠26 years, 312 days

4 by 200 meters relay

Time (sec)	Result	Date	Venue	Age	Team	Legs
1:19.47	1	000000001999-04-24-0000April 24, 1999	Philadelphia, PA, United States	7008997552800000000♠31 years, 223 days	Nike	Kenny Brokenburr, Alvin Harrison, Maurice Greene, Michael Johnson

4 by 400 meters relay

Time (sec)	Result	Date	Venue	Age	Team	Legs	Notes
2:54.29 (42.91)	1	000000001993-08-22-0000August 22, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	7008818575200000000♠25 years, 343 days	United States	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson	1993 World Championships Final. Fastest relay leg in history.
2:55.74 (44.73)	1	000000001992-08-08-0000August 8, 1992	Barcelona, Spain	7008785894400000000♠24 years, 330 days	United States	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis	1992 Summer Olympics Final
2:57.32 (44.11)	1	000000001995-08-13-0000August 13, 1995	Göteborg, Sweden	7008880912800000000♠27 years, 334 days	United States	Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson	1995 World Championships Final
2:58.72	1 sf2	000000001993-08-21-0000August 21, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	7008818488800000000♠25 years, 342 days	United States	Andrew Valmon, Antonio Pettigrew, Derek Mills, Michael Johnson	1993 World Championships Qualifying Heat 2

Records

World records

Event	Time	Date	Venue	Surpassed by
200 meters	19.32	000000001996-08-01-0000August 1, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	Usain Bolt (19.30, Beijing, China, 000000002008-08-20-0000August 20, 2008)
300 meters	30.85	000000002000-03-24-0000March 24, 2000	Pretoria, South Africa	Never been surpassed
400 meters	43.18	000000001999-08-26-0000August 26, 1999	Sevilla, Spain	Wayde van Niekerk (43.03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016)
400 meters (indoor)	44.63	000000001995-03-04-0000March 4, 1995	Atlanta, GA, United States	Kerron Clement (44.57, Fayetteville, AR, United States, 000000002005-03-12-0000March 12, 2005)
4 x 400 meter relay	2:54.29 (42.91)	000000001993-08-22-0000August 22, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	Never been surpassed
4 by 400 meter U.S. relay team consisted of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson. Johnson ran the anchor leg in 42.91 seconds, which is the fastest 400 meters ever run by a human.

Fastest 4 x 400 meter relay leg in history: 42.91, fourth leg, United States relay team, 000000001993-08-22-0000August 22, 1993, Stuttgart, Germany

1993 IAAF World Championships Final (gold)
Other than Jeremy Wariner (USA) who ran a 42.93 split in the 2007 Osaka World Championship final,^[4] no one else has ever broken 43 seconds.
The 4 x 400 m U.S. relay team also set a world record with a time of 2:54.29. Both records still stand.

Consecutive 400 meter finals won: 58^[5]

Johnson's eight-year winning streak in the 400 m was snapped when he finished fifth in Paris in June 1997. Antonio Pettigrew won the race.

Largest margin of victory in the 200 meters in 55 years (1991 World Championships)

Johnson ran a Championship record 20.01, .33 seconds ahead of Frankie Fredericks.
Largest margin of victory in 200 m since Jesse Owens ran a world record 20.7, .4 seconds ahead of Mack Robinson, in the 1936 Olympics

Largest margin of victory in the 200 meters in history (1996 Olympics)

Johnson ran a world record 19.32, .36 seconds ahead of Frankie Fredericks.
Tied with Jesse Owens
Broken by Usain Bolt

Largest improvement ever on a 200 m world record: .34 seconds

Johnson broke his own record

Largest margin of victory in the 400 meters in history (1999 World Championships)

Johnson ran a world record 43.18, finishing an incredible 1.11 seconds ahead of second-place Sanderlei Claro Parrela of Brazil.

Only athlete to be ranked #1 in the world in both 200 meters and 400 meters in the same year

Five different years (1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996)

First athlete to break 20 seconds in 200 meters and 44 seconds in 400 meters in a career

Also achieved by LaShawn Merritt, the second athlete to do so, Isaac Makwala, the third, and Wayde van Niekerk, the fourth athlete.

Only athlete to break 20 seconds in 200 meters and 44 seconds in 400 meters at the same meet

He first achieved this at the 1995 U.S. National Championships.

First athlete to break 45 seconds in indoor 400 meters: 44.97, 000000001995-02-10-0000February 10, 1995, Reno, NV, United States

Most gold medals won on the track: Twelve (4 Olympics, 8 World Championships)

Carl Lewis won more gold medals in track & field, but not more on the track. Usain Bolt has broken this record, surpassing both Johnson and Lewis in the gold medal count on the track.

First athlete to win both 200 meters and 400 meters at U.S. National Championships (1995)

Olympic records

Event	Time	Date	Venue	Surpassed by
200 meters	19.32	000000001996-08-01-0000August 1, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	Usain Bolt (19.30, Beijing, China, 000000002008-08-20-0000August 20, 2008)
400 meters	43.49	000000001996-07-29-0000July 29, 1996	Atlanta, GA, United States	Wayde van Niekerk (43.03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 000000002016-08-14-0000August 14, 2016)
4 x 400 meter relay	2:55.74 (44.73)	000000001992-08-08-0000August 8, 1992	Barcelona, Spain	United States (2:55.39, Beijing, China, 000000002008-08-23-0000August 23, 2008)^[6]
1992 4 by 400 meter U.S. relay team consisted of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson and Steve Lewis. Johnson ran the third leg in 44.73 seconds.
2008 4 by 400 meter U.S. relay team consisted of LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner.

Only man to win 200 meters and 400 meters at the same Olympics (1996 Atlanta)

Only man to repeat as Olympic champion in 400 meters (1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney)

IAAF World Championships records

Event	Time	Date	Venue	Surpassed by
200 meters	19.79	000000001995-08-11-0000August 11, 1995	Gothenburg, Sweden	Usain Bolt (19.19 seconds)
400 meters	43.18	000000001999-08-26-0000August 26, 1999	Sevilla, Spain	Never been surpassed
4 x 400 meter relay	2:54.29 (42.91)	000000001993-08-22-0000August 22, 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	Never been surpassed
4 by 400 meter U.S. relay team consisted of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson. Johnson ran the anchor leg in 42.91 seconds, which is the fastest 400 meters ever run by a human.

Fastest 4 x 400 meter relay leg in World Championships history: 42.91, fourth leg, United States relay team, 000000001993-08-22-0000August 22, 1993, Stuttgart, Germany

1993 IAAF World Championships Final (gold)
No one else has ever broken 43 seconds.
The 4 x 400 m U.S. relay team also set a world record with a time of 2:54.29. Both records still stand.

Only athlete to win the 200 meters and 400 meters at the World Championships in a career (1991 Tokyo, 1993 Stuttgart)

Only athlete to win the 200 meters and 400 meters at the same World Championships (1995 Gothenburg)

This required running nine races in nine days.

Most gold medals won in World Championships history: Eight

Tied with Carl Lewis
Broken by Usain Bolt

Achievements

Year	Meeting	Venue	Result	Event	Time
1989	USA Indoor Championships		2nd	Indoor 400 m
1989	NCAA Indoor Championships		1st	Indoor 200 m	20.59 AR
1990	?	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1st	200 m	19.85 AC
1990	USA Indoor Championships		1st	Indoor 400 m	47.43
1990	USA Indoor Championships		1st	Indoor 200 m	20.72
1990	USA Outdoors Championships	Norwalk	1st	200 m	19.90
1990	NCAA Outdoors Championships	Durham	1st	200 m	20.31
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	200 m
1991	IAAF World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	200 m	20.01
1991	USA Indoor Championships		1st	Indoor 400 m	46.70
1991	USA Outdoors Championships	New York City, United States	1st	200 m	20.31
1991	IAAF / Mobil Grand Prix Final	Barcelona, Spain	1st	200 m	19.88
1992	U.S. Olympic Trials	New Orleans, United States	1st	200 m	19.79
1992	Crystal Palace	London, United Kingdom	1st	400 m	43.98 AC
1992	1992 Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	1st	4 x 400 m Relay	2:55.74 (3rd leg, 44.73)
1993	IAAF World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	4 x 400 m Relay	2:54.29 (4th leg, 42.91)
1993	IAAF World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	400 m	43.65 AC
1993	USA Outdoors Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	400 m	43.74
1993	IAAF / Mobil Grand Prix Final	London, United Kingdom	3rd	200 m
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	1st	200 m	20.10 AC
1995	IAAF World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	4 x 400 m Relay	2:57.32 AC (4th leg, 44.11)
1995	IAAF World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	200 m	19.79
1995	IAAF World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	400 m	43.39 AC
1995	?	Reno, United States	1st	Indoor 400 m	44.97
1995	USA Indoor Championships	Atlanta, Georgia	1st	Indoor 400 m	44.63
1995	USA Outdoors Championships		1st	200 m	19.83
1995	USA Outdoors Championships	Sacramento, United States	1st	400 m	43.66
1995	IAAF / Mobil Grand Prix Final	Monaco	1st	200 m	19.93
1996	Atlanta Grand Prix Final	Atlanta, United States	1st	200 m	19.83
1996	U.S. Olympic trials	Atlanta, United States	1st	400 m	43.44 US
1996	U.S. Olympic trials	Atlanta, United States	1st	200 m	19.66
1996	1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	1st	400 m	43.49
1996	1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	1st	200 m	19.32
1996	USA Indoor Championships		1st	Indoor 400 m	44.66
1996	IAAF / Mobil Grand Prix Final		1st	400 m
1997	IAAF World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	400 m	44.12
1998	Goodwill Games	New York City, United States	1st	400 m	43.76
1998		Oslo, Norway	3rd	400 m	44.58
1999	IAAF World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4 x 400 m Relay	2:56.47 AC
1999	IAAF World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	400 m	43.18
2000		Pietersburg, South Africa	1st	200 m	19.71 AC
2000		Pretoria, South Africa	1st	300 m	30.85 WB
2000		South Africa	1st	400 m	43.9
2000	U.S. Olympic Trials	Sacramento, United States	1st	400 m	43.68
2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	1st	400 m	43.84

AR - American record
AC - All-comers record; fastest time ever run on host nation's soil
US - Fastest time ever run on United States soil

References

↑ "Michael Johnson Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 13 September 1967. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
↑ Michael Johnson. "Player Bio: Michael Johnson – Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
↑ 400 Metres All Time (indoor). (2009-02-08). Retrieved on 2009-04-06.
↑ 4 × 400 metres relay
↑ "Johnson doubled the difficulty". ESPN SportsCentury. ESPN.com. September 14, 1999. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
↑ "United States powers to record-breaking 4 x 400m Relay gold". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.

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