200m World Record Michael Johnson

[SupermanOneTwoThree]

That's a fast motherfucker

[walentkane69]

Michael Johnson is fastest than Bolt.

[gazamerv1]

that was then

[authormorgan21]

a whit guy would nvr get this time lol truth be told

[Apache3619]

lol you keep discussing about why they are better on this sport.

they are just better in this sport and thats all..

end of discussion.

[TheSlyStone]

whatever the sport a black man will eventually dominate apart from swimming. Tiger-golf Athletics-period. Boxing-period. Pele-soccer. Jonah Lomu-rugby. Michael Jordan-basketball. Idon't think I need to go on. It's all about genetics and not talent alone.

[THETRUTHISLIKESOAP]

What about snooker,darts and sailing?

[rockhardsolid1]

I'm black and I kill at Pool and Snooker when I can ; )

[dietermauer]

Athletics are dominated by everykind of people, period. Boxing? Best HW ? Wladimir right, Football? Lionel right, Best Tennins? Rafael right,

Handball ? i dont think i need to go on. Its all about commitment, talent and genes. (this hasnt anything to do with skin color) get over it, if a black person is better than you in whatever, than its because you simply suck and not because there is something like "racial superiority".

[Myself0101]

jonah lomu isn't black he is polynesian

[DuskMovies]

i strongly disagree, genetics is the foundations, then you improve upon those genetics with dedications and talent.

sorry but jonah lomu is not the best rugby player at all. Brian O'Driscoll is the best rugby player in 2009 and as 2010 is just started we do not yet know who is the best. but in every sport there is people from different races/origins who are top class. but tbh it doesnt matter if ya black, white green with purple spots where all equal as human beings.

[prospecial]

maybe your right but the main reason is that guys with west african ancients have more fast twitch muscles which grant them higher speed than others. this is caused by environmental circumstances in the past. east africans are just the opposite with light body and many endurance muscles. the fastest man on earth is the one with the best genes and style

[LuchyLefty]

still the best for me..

[jpwpara]

1:25 look at that for great technique.

[giz02]

Does Johnson shut it down slightly at about 1:50? Perhaps he could have gotten below 19.3... but NO WAY 19.19 :) Also that was a frigging fast field.

[crucialconflict02]

1996 was the best summer games EVER.

[Nuanceqwest]

Seems like 400m runners can do well in the 200m coz of endurance/

[mikemilonesays]

I wish Johnson and Bolt were running in the same race. Would push Bolt to run faster.

[allfreakstar]

you're wrong noob

[derko]

so he ran 9.66 on 100m....okay.....

[R4R45]

Well the reason why most Jamaicans are super good athletes is because when the white people took them to be their slaves from Africa, they had to do heaps of really hard work and stuff like that and so somehow a gene was created or something like that that makes most Jamaicans naturally gifted athletes. this happened hundreds of years ago though. correct me if i am wrong, i probably am in some places

[WaywardSonCRO]

what you wrote has no scientific grounds at all, doesn't matter whether you're right or wrong, but if it's based on anything that is proven to be true.

we can all guess crap like that, sometimes we're right, a lot more times we're not, so don't write this kind of bull if you don't want a real critique.

now go find some evidence and put it back here.

[R4R45]

hey i just heard this somewhere...i forget where....but the part that is true is the part about the whites taking Africans as their slaves and then they saw how wrong it was so they released them. the all the blacks went to Jamaica

[WaywardSonCRO]

you gotta be kidding me. you don't know about slavery in the US? civil war? they fought against slavery, though it wasn't the main cause - rich white people actually wanted to be free :).

not all black men went to Jamaica, actually i don't have a clue how and when the Jamaicans came to Jamaica, at least we know not to give you any crediblity :)

[R4R45]

The Jamaicans ARE Africans. The white people DID take them as slaves. Then they set them free after a while. not ALL the blacks went to jamica though. but most did but i dont know when either

[WaywardSonCRO]

you don't know shit, it's like some grandma on tea party told you some shit.

i'm not saying you're totaly wrong, i'm saying your knowledge comes from nowhere.

everyone knows about slavery in the us and where did the black people come from, you're talking about it like something that is unknown and hard to get, but you still know some shit about it.

get yourself straight dude

[R4R45]

No you dont get it. Jamaicans ARE african. the british or something took them to be slaves. then they all went to Jamaica

[WaywardSonCRO]

again, you don't get my point.

you ARE right then, i addmit.

but, you're talking about slavery in america like it's something unknown to the vast majority of population.

it's like i came and said: "there aren't many jews in germany today, i don't know for sure but some german guy ordered to kill a lot of them".

get my point now?

[R4R45]

no your still not making much sense...i didn't say that the Americans took blacks as slaves...it was the british

[WaywardSonCRO]

it freaking doesn't matter for point i was trying to make. you said white man, which white man, don't spread that kind of partial knowledge, that's all!

jesus freakin' christ

[ThreeWordsFirstWord]

black americans took slaves what are you talking about?!?!!? and what the hell has that got to do with this race you pleb

[R4R45]

no!!! the british took blacks as slaves a long long time ago.....and this conversation first started out as me saying why jamicans are so good at sport..

[RyMuEntertainment]

Maybe they didn't take them out of Africa but they surely accepted and built the foundations of this great economy off of their labor!From down south to From wall street!

[R4R45]

Well i know that the brits took africans as slaves.....i'm not sure about the americans....

[lordraven1980]

where do you think the blacks in usa come from? they are descendants of slaves from africa. lots of slaves were brought to america, the west indies and south america. as you may have noticed all the top sprinters are black and they are descendants of slaves from west africa. (thats why you also see top sprinters from nigeria, ghana etc).

[dietermauer]

@lordraven1980 If thats true....

why was last record holder over 110m a tiny little chinese ? why was the first person to ever run 100m under 10 sec a white person? why is fastest 400m runner nowdays a white person?

Could you try to explain that to me?

[lordraven1980]

no 'white' person has ever run under 10 seconds in legal conditions. take a look at the list of all time best times and you will see a clear domination of colored athletes.

110m involves technique but the chinese guy doesnt have the same flat speed as the best colored guys. 400m is a different beast than shorter sprint events as it has an endurance component. its not a coincidence that black people with west african origins dominate sprint distances. genetics.

[cecidens]

@lordraven1980

It is genetics, but it's kind of a result of selective breeding. Through slavery which slaves were most valuable and therefore most likely to be well fed, and encouraged to reproduce? The big, strong, athletic ones. That's why people of African decent whose ancestors were slaves are likely to be good sprinters. However, black athletes from modern day africa are not great sprinters by and large because their ancestors did not go through this selective breeding process

[lordraven1980]

no, its not just 'selective breeding' among slaves. black athletes from mordern day west africa still have the same superior genetics when it comes to sprinting (and building muscle mass). get some money and coaches down there (nigeria, ghana etc) and you will see magic happen (and drugs too of course..to make it a level playing field...as you wont be a top sprinter without drug use).

[rahimnfl]

I am from nigeria LOL yeah money and all that stuff would help

[andrew9592]

is that real?

[andrew9592]

hmm yes i suppose that there would be a growing of fucking sprinters., even without drugs... or at least sprinters with a valuable time on 100m of 9"8 9"9

[lordraven1980]

@cecidens

Olapade Adeniken,Frankie Fredericks, Olusoji Fasuba, francis obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa,Seun Ogunkoya,Deji Aliu, Uchenna Emedolu, Leonard Myles-Mills, Aziz Zakari are all modern black athletes from west africa who have run sub 10sec times. contrast that to how many white athletes who run a legal sub 10s time, zero. there's your answer.

[cecidens]

I stand corrected

[Loadfaster]

I dont believe this..... Any how Frankie Fredricks from Namiba is a great example of African Power....

I truly believe its all about culture way of life....

Example take a white American Baby who has good Sprinter genes. Groom him/her for Sprinting but have him/her live there lives in Jamaica while beinng groomed for sprinting.

The way of life, the type of food eaten, the type of competitive drive will determine more than the genes. The whte sprinter will do better just cause hes now jamaican

[lordraven1980]

no loadfaster. GENES are the foundation. if you dont have world class genetics, no hard work, no culture, no nothing will make you a sub 10 runner. west african genetics are the best for sprinters, no matter if its a black afro american (slave ancestry) or a moden day black athlete from western africa (nigeria, ghana, etc etc). you guys dont understand: genetics is the foundation, then of course you need hard work, good training, good nutrition, drugs etc..but it all starts with genetics.

[jmaf94]

@cecidens thats a myth

[cecidens]

It's not a myth, why do you think race horses are so fast? Selective breeding definitely has an effect, although it probably isn't the whole story, it plays a role.

[AGazaMiSeh]

@cecidens

No anyone can do it, white people is just too lazy doing the government paper works.

[RyMuEntertainment]

Answer these for me. Where did the slaves in America come from? Why are the blacks here considered as African American? I just thought I'd inform you that unlike these last few decades, very few blacks voluntarily came here. They were taken and sold into slavery to support the building of America.Yes there were other races enslaved as well but you've got to understand that the genetics you are talking about was the reason why Africans were selected. They were built for hard work and were strong

[R4R45]

thats what i have been trying to tell everyone but people keep saying im wrong. the slaves in america came from africa. they are considered african american because they bred with the americans and so they are african americans :)

[mneja123]

No, you're wrong dude. African Americans are called African Americans because they are American citizens with African ancestry. Not because they are "bred" with Americans like some kind of animals or something. Americans are all a bunch of mixed people mainly with European ancestry anyways. The only true Americans are the native Americans.

[R4R45]

yeah and they have african ancestry because their ancestors, who were africans, bred with the whites who occupied america.

[speedkingjr07]

Haha...No. Your history is off. Slaves were NEVER bred with whites. White men normally raped them and white women committed adultery, but seldom was a baby produced. Now slaves were bred with other slaves to create stronger slaves for trade and purchase ( just like dogs). This is were the American slaves( African Americans- which are now just Americans) developed the Athletic genes to become the Athletic Breed of humanity....

[dietermauer]

@mneja123 I agree with you.

But pls explain me one thing, here in Germany, when we see something from the USA, you hear people often say, this is a part of the city dominated by African American. But why people always say, when talkig about blacks, "african american" but when talking about white, only say "american" why ? why dont they say "European american".? I got the impression, that this "african" american shit, is only to point out that "blacks" arent as "american" as whites are.

[ecocars1]

No because white Americans describe themselves as Italian American, Irish American etc. It's a question of identity.

[dietermauer]

Thats new to me, i only hear "white" US. Americans" using terms like "italian" american, "russian" american, "japanese" american, "scotish" american etc.. when talking about their ancestors. This "Afro" american thing is used by everybody all the time.

[ohedd]

@dietermauer That is so true.

[rccwilliams]

@dietermauer

Then your impression is completely wrong. African american denotes ethinicity, American denotes nationality.

[bstrippy]

I can't believe I'm having this conversation in todays age but I have to set you straight. Afro-Americans are descendants from slaves TAKEN from Africa. I'm a firm believer that their superior athletic ability is due to the journey they endured on the voyage over. Only a percentage survived which were the strongest and healthiest! They obviously bred with each other and created strong offspring. Strong genes and strong genes = strong genes.

[DrumAndBeast]

Yeah, it was British Colonials. It has been proven West Africans and generations down like, African-Americans and British-Africans and Jamaicans etc. have more fast twitch fibers in their muscle groups creating more explosive energy and therefore more power to the track!

[R4R45]

yeah thats what i was trying to say :)

[Jeevyg]

Worlds worst commentators lol

[Camsam84]

Would have amazing to see him & Bolt pushing each other's times in this event together!!

[madyikero101]

hayy.. why do you have to keep saying that johnson is better than usain... or if only he lean his head he could run less than 19.3... so pathetic... dont make your own self analysis... the records shows and it's clearly registered that usain beat the record... that's it.. no more no less... dealt with it... if ever someone run faster than usain bolt in the future then his record will be beaten then... get it... god bless usain... well done... to all sprinter out there goodluck....

[moses5678]

if u compare the race between bolt and johnson bolt ran faster around the bend onto the straight but johnson ran the straight faster

[zezima1343]

No More Usain Boltage

[muxi64]

que poquito le queda a este record.....

[niederino]

ya se lo habían quitado hace un año creo, el propio bolt

[jak0015]

Did you know Jamaicans have the "sprint gene"? Also, called the "speed gene". It was on a TV programme with Colin Jackson (scientifically proven).

[ojizzzle]

duuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh

[SongsForClay]

so why have i got a jamiacan mate who cant run?

[kennybenny17]

fucking idiot dnt believe wat u read...jamaican's are good sprinters because we have a good system from elementary up to high school. Our physical education classes are much more intense than other nations plus we have good coaches, so dont come with your bullshit. You need to come to Jamaica and watch our High school boys and girl championships

[tommycore]

Coz he`s probly a pothead.

[blessed1982]

pot makes u slower u dod brain.

[R4R45]

maybe he is crippled...poor bloke....or obese......or has a broken leg....i dont know

[redonese]

que entusiasmo!!

[kland3rs]

Michael Johnson said so himself that Bolt slowed down in the last 20 mtrs!

Face it, Bolt is the fastest man to have lived so far.

[tuscaniman25]

Michael didn't lean and slowed a bit at the end if you watch it carefully. He knew he had the record beat and there was nobody in his vision. Bolt leaned cause he knew what it took to break Johnson's record. I think if Johnson ran all the way through and leaned his record would have been under 19.3

[timbrell67]

i agree i think johnson could have run 19.28 because im sure he saidafter the race he had a bad start

[kdfire007]

Bolt just broke the 200m record time is now 19.19 what u have to say about that.

[davidgbenoba1]

he could of got 19.30 if he put his head in front

[ocioso81]

pero que velocidad, que velocidad!! jaja una mierda los comentaristas

[TRYTHIS6500]

u do the first 100m slower than u do the 2nd one in 200m

[mytuber81]

I remember watching this race in my living room and jumping out of my seat when he smashed the world record. I wish he was still competing

[ohedd]

People are supposed to stop when they are over the hill. I'm tired of seeing Mutola at every 800m race and that old hag Merlene Ottey. Thank god Michael Johnson has his dignity left.

[Bendarunt21]

Look at that neck strain

[Sdelosinfiernos]

In the future will come another Usain Bolt and will beat Usain Bolt...

[TRYTHIS6500]

true that coz u slow down after u do the 100m, thats y 100m is the most famous event there is and the biggest event at the olympics, u slow down after u do the 100m and usain bolt didnt even try

[Twixx20]

@parkourfilst..:

You´re a real expert.. huh?? Michael Johnson would´ve never been as fast as Usain Bolt is running the 100.

You can not compare the 2nd 100 meter of a 200 race to the 100... feeling me?

[TRYTHIS6500]

usain aced his ass

[mr1lover]

umm ok....

[parkourfilmstuntdude]

if you time the second half of the 200m then you realize, he beat usain bolts time in the 100m

[maxman125]

Usain Bolt beat Usain Bolt's 100m time in the second half of his 200m record too. It happens all of the time because they are already up to speed and don't have to start from a complete stop.

[RyMuEntertainment]

Let's take it here Bolt also holds the world record for the fastest 150m run...HE RAN 14:36 ..9.9 IN THE FIRST 100M, from the 50M an 8.7 TO THE FINISH .THE FIRST 50M WAS COVERED IN ABOUT 5.5sec. Now if we go with the fact that the last 100M can be faster what do you say about his last 50M which would make it a full 200M? Remember the world record for the 200M is 19:19, simply subtract the WR 150M time of 14:36 and you have the final 50M being covered in 4.83.He's my boy but Micheal Johnson who?

[bunubey]

dont you think that micheal could of lowered his 200m record?...after he set the record he jus mainly focused on the 400...guess he felt that his 200m record was secured..i kno i would have felt secured

[RyMuEntertainment]

Well not that I can remember those times,but anything was possible but what remains to be seen is the that fact that he didn't. I mean, considering he had the record,that was an amazing accomplishment.Maybe he could have,or maybe he just gave all he had...In reality it was his personal best right?LoL

[MrPwnsauce666]

no offense mann :P but that analogy was just ridiculous, michael johnson only changed his technique until later on, if he would of used that quick feet technique at his prime he would have raped that time and you cannot refer to the 150m, that was a straight run, 200m is all about running the bend

[RyMuEntertainment]

Non-taken.The point is he didn't rape the time! regardless of whatever technique. As far I can recall the 200m has at least 90meters of straight, which according to theory is as should be the fastest portion of any run! Isn't the bend supposed to help you develop speed for the straight? we're beat air...we will never know.What we do know is that where the word "bolt" is now used it should be capitalized( Bolt)or your comp might say made an error...lol.peace

[kenshitheone]

the only people who COULD beat Bolt( not sayin they are) are Powell and Gay.

thats all the (future) comp he's gonna have.

[whytellmewhy]

if he just jump into the finishing line...

usain bolt wouldn't break the record.

sigh*

[DOLVION]

qiuen es el narrador pinche vato mas aguado ni se emociona a la fregada

[Turdman12]

The time is so close between Johnson and Bolt could practically consider it a tie

[mmack9]

his shoes were custom made and were rumored to weigh only 3 ounces each

[LYNX1992]

bolt is taller more coordinative he would win hands down longer legs longer stride more ground

[BigDude979]

Dude if you truly believe in his prime johnson would lose to bolt, You should stop smoking whatever you're smoking and keep dreaming. The stronger the comp was for johnson the faster he ran, he was able to push his self every race, ato boldin told him he would beat him with the world record, so he beat ato and set the record with 19.32!

[daveman12000]

yeah you would say that though wouldn't you cos your american and you hate losing so you whine anout it

[BigDude979]

It doesn't matter where I'm from, I'm tired of hearing all because Bolt was da best runner at the olympics he's all of a sudden the greatest there ever was. Stop being one of the million of new found dick riders and look at him as what he is a fast runner who has years to overcome before he earns the title of the greatest. Now if you don't mind stop talking shit on youtube!

[KingDee144]

People, why are yall hating on Usain Bolt. Im an american and i'll be the first to admit that he is the greatest of all time. He broke the 100m and 200m in the same track meet, as well as lead his team to 4x100m gold. You old cats got to learn to let the past and pride for your country go and just give the man his props.

[AzucaNegra16]

KingDee144-Tell It Like It Is!!!

Some people need to let go and give the man his props. For every Olympics, there is a shining star. Usain Bolt, quite simply had it going on.

[bigmac573]

Dream Matchup: Bolt vs Johnson in their prime. Who wouldn't want to watch it...?

[devvaster]

usain has better shoes now and better dopes than johnson did :) noone knows whos faster

12 years..

[iamreally9]

if johnson dipped for the line i think bolt wouldnt have got the record at beijing

[DavinderDon]

i believe jonhson is better than usain

[XXREGGAEBOYXX]

Usain is too good bitch

jamaicans are too fast

[jivetome]

Johnson remains my favorite sprint athlete, even above Lewis and (now) Bolt.

[traheemer]

any body know what shoes johnson is wearing?

[wolfdog45]

very fast ones!!

[BOOBSTAR7]

english

[jhim767]

michael johnson will forever be the best ......i say this because of the basic fact that he really couldnt relay on a long stride...he pushed himself to use pure strength and endurance to work hes way to the top...

[schpie]

bolt is much better :o

[ohedd]

that's better than bolt. Bolt is just pure talent. look at the frequency johnson holds. sick.

[AlucardZero]

Since when is talent bad?

[ohedd]

No it's not bad, just that hard work is more admirable.

[mjdFT9]

yeah your right, thats why he ran faster then any human (johnson)

[angrygunsmith]

what do oyu mean, like johnson had bad genetics or just that usain has more skill and talent.

[Cinnamedian]

hwo cum da IOC bak den aint had shyt 2 say wen Mikal celbrated wen winning Gold? But jumped 2 h8 on Bolt? PSSSSSH!

[rich187113]

WTF.

[ohedd]

are you black?

[jhim767]

say man.

i dont think nobody understand your computer slang.

you must speak bad english.

[CatW2Kidz]

Johnson was the best-wish we could find out what might have happened between him and Bolt

[rich187113]

Yeah Johnson would surly go faster on biejing track.

[angrygunsmith]

yeh beijing track was probably more bouncy and had more spring to it, enough to make that 2 millisecond difference.

[bhgraiders1]

Lol jeremy aint fuckin with any track runner.

[ngtitao]

dumb@ss, no one says MJ wanna fuck with bolt.

[jeremy52189]

He aint fucking with BOLT

[BlackRadio]

broken

[sequiaonda78]

Impressive.