Gold Medalist
Olympic Flashback: Michael Johnson, Atlanta 1996
Who says Americans can’t be hilarious?
In 1996 the whole of the country was gripped by a massive depression thanks to Gareth Southgate and his stupid foot. Why did he have to miss that penalty? Why? It could have been our year. Hence, pretty much everyone forgot that over in Atlanta, there was a whole Olympic Games thing happening – the star of the show being a man called Michael Johnson. A tremendous runner, he bagged gold medals in the 200 and 400 metres that year, all the while running in the style of a baddie from a Charlie Chaplin film. Hilarious – nice one, Michael.
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3 responses so far
Billy Shears // August 13, 2008 at 1:47 pm
That huge chain he’s wearing can’t have helped his time
Jacky-Jowner // August 13, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Actually, Michael Johnson participated in the 200m and 400m (shown in the video), both of which he won. Donovan Bailey of Canada won the 100m in Athens.
Big Jill // August 13, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Jacky- Jowner Kersee – is that you?
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