Before Usain Bolt, there was Michael Johnson, four-time Olympic gold medalist | NBC Sports

[Music] here's the handoff in the third leg Michael Johnson who's run to a racist disappointment for these games risky handoff 43.1 that ties the fastest 400 meter lake in history for Quincy watch their head of world-record pace you see the gap between the u.s. and the second place British a 44 second average per man would give you the world record right now they're below that average Michael Johnson used to anchoring the great teams at Baylor and here would be like an anchor legged bear their use [Music] it's going to be Steve Lewis who will determine whether the US team gets the world record or not Michael Johnson of the US a big lead over Great Britain in Cuba here Steve Lewis silver medalist in the 400 a gold medal winner in solo in the 400 he's going to run the anchor and set sail for that world-record 44 point eight four they're off the world-record pace now it's going to take a great run by Steve Lewis Louis second in the open 400 as he turns into the straighter he's chasing a world [Applause] all that's left now to run again powers to the finish line always go to the Clark [Applause] right there is for the US team the world record in 1968 it took a team 20 years to tie it at the Seoul Olympics but four years later these four guys have smashed the record [Applause] wearing shoes of gold the man who would be king Michael Johnson Waco Texas attempting to do what no man has ever done an Olympic competition win both for 400 and 200 meters this is the 400 meter final JMO [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Vader's but he's running [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this was not a victory tomorrow's the best 400-meter runners nothing particularly smooth nothing particularly relaxed about the way Michael Johnson runs its controlled fury around the turn and pure power in the straightaway [Music] [Applause] so strike rivets and reaching [Applause] in fact he ran so quickly he almost didn't see the time that he ran he came out for us Dave here in the golden shoes America this breaks proves that he is a man for the the first man to win four hundred and the two hundred the men's 400-meter approaches that means Michael Johnson will put the golden shoes in motion the golden shoes that we remember so much from Atlanta but this time with real 24 karat gold woven in they've called him Superman maybe they're right sir was underway Michael Johnson Alvin Harrison three us runners and Michael Johnson takes it out quickly he's already made the move with his dagger up or the South African athlete out in range seven he's moving well Tom Michael Johnson with that familiar that is so efficient and the building shoe michael johnson has the lead Alton Harrison coming up to challenges antonio pedigree straight away get up on the outside it but but in a second to get so many places of our time with Peter champion is a great director Olympus I'll go very proud of that as you can tell and here's Michael Johnson in his final [Applause] typically the flashbulbs Johnson is on his way the last time we'll say that familiar upright wedding style in the Olympic Games the man who has made so much Olympic history gary has down the backstretch to the final time the us in front Bahamas second to make a third idea [Applause] and here he comes out of the courage into the straightaway michael johnson saying goodbye to the olympics the best way he knows with his feet golden shoes flashing and the teammates with a quiet moment after collecting the gold moment and it was a good team effort I know I will but you know I've had my car [Music] so in Athens I'll be there watching these guys the opportunity [Applause] you you

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Id: N8X5rMAQDZ8

Length: 7min 24sec (444 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 18 2019