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21/04/2012

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Michael Johnson

How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.

How the American sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m world record at the 1996 Olympics.

In 1996, the American sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200-metre world record at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

His victory, on home soil, completed a sprint double and is regarded as one of the greatest athletic performances of all time.

Johnson recalls the race for Sporting Witness.

NOTE: The audio of this programme will be available online on Monday.

PHOTO: AFP/Getty Images

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