Well I wasn’t there but I just watched it on Video. One thing I noticed right away was after the race Carl (egomaniac) Lewis tried to shake Johnson’s hand and Johnson was like get the hell out of here has been. That was funny. 😂
Great to see Jeff Williams work his way back into contention. He started pressing as MJ blew by him in the first 100m. Mike Marsh still made the team and was classy in defeat. Always good vibes from him. Carl? Well, he's just Carl. He had one more crowning achievement to come at the '96 Olympics Games in the long jump.
Notice how Johnson easily beat all the top U.S. 100m runners in the first 100m. He was not nearly as fast at a straight 100m as these guys but he was a great turn runner.
@@chichim2020 damn I never knew that ! Although giving him credit at 35 to come in 2cd does not give him a pass for his actions with others such unsportsmanlike .
@@chichim2020 dude stop no need for apologies my brother it's okay trust me i appreciate you giving me this info bc I would of never known so much love bro !
My heart went out for Carl Lewis but he has had his share on the track and field winning multiples of gold.. and only two realize that there will always be someone better than you.. Thanks for the Memories Carl Lewis when you used to be in first place USA 🇺🇸 a big salute to the homie Michael Johnson
And plus he did not end there... He still get his forth Olympic gold medal in the long jump wich is one of the greatest accomplishments in track and field history
As the commentator said, "Mike Marsh and under-appreciated champion." Damn right! People only remember Johnson being sick in Barcelona instead of the majestic series of runs Marsh put together, especially his 19.73 easing up at least 10 metres out. Had Marsh broken Mennea's record in that semi by running through the line, his profile would have been so much bigger and Johnson's record would have carried less. A healthy Johnson would have been hard pressed to beat the Barcelona version of Marsh.
thats the problem with Marsh and others, running 19,73 in semi and 20,01 in the final..this kind of desorder never belong to Michael.... Michael is smarter or lets say it is question of harmony, he was able to stay cool in the begining and running just enough to get to the final, only then when he doesnt care nore about the world record in danger nore about the poor guys who are condamned to follow him and fight for secound place..and thats what makes him the beter one in history ( including the tal nice guy Usain Bolt).
Yeah Jeff Williams had a great year in the 100 and 200. Yet because of politics and favoritism they put Carl Lewis on the 4x100m when Williams was faster in both events
Great run years later 19.19 better performance guess what few year from not 19 barrier broken hope we can see it but it don matter records will be broken all records will always be remember as the greatest perfomance in track a field
I love Mr Johnson but credit to Mr Minnea too,19:72 was so hard to be broken... suddenly it seem so easy,Mr Johnson,Mr Frederick and then finally Mr Bolt ,all ran faster and faster than 19:72, and now back to square one,19:19s seems going to stay long like the 19:72 barrier
I'm just saying that Watts and Marsh won because MJ wasn't competing in those respective events, though he would have had to run very well. Johnson won the World's in 91' and was ranked number 1 in 92 before the food poisoning. Either way though, you are right Marsh deserves lots of credit as does Watts, both were key members of US relay teams also.
exactly brother, he was suppose to be the favourit of wining the olympic 200m of Barcelone 1992, but few weeks before the olympics he got that food poisnin in the restaurant called Alkandil in spain ( Michael mentioned it in his autobiographi book (slaying the dragon), he started recovering but the time of the olympics comes a bit too early and stil he even participate and went to the semi final, it was one of the bad stories of that olympics.
santa monica kinda shunned johnson coming out of baylor , some says it had to do with carl lewis but i saw them at a indoor meet my freshman year in college in houston and he acknowledged carl but was no handshake or anything so i guess it remains.
I like your reasoning, but Johnson would have raised his game above marsh regardless, he had him beat decisively all year and the year before, and the year after. Marsh was like Quincy Watts, both would have fallen to Johnson.
Always possible, just not sure Johnson at that time would have quite matched Marsh, though certianly later versions of Johnson would have. Nonetheless, Marsh never got the credit he deserved which is sad. Not sure I know what you mean about Watts. Did you mean that a healthy Johnson would have beaten Watts if he ran the 400? Or did you mean prime Watts VS prime Johnson?
the difference is that Marsh and Watts were never stable, they can run one or 2 good races in their short carrier, while Michael maintain to be good and stable for more than a decade. Marsh did run 19,73s in semi final while in the final he runs 20,01 !!! you will never find this kind of scenario ( desorder) with Michael.
Almost every journalist want to interview winner Michael Johnson. But no one want to interview loser Carl Lewis. If I were Carl Lewis, I would not shake Michael Johnson’s hand and ignore him/not say anything to him
Carl was much more gracious with his SMTC teammates. I always felt it was immaturity that kept Carl from realizing the great opportunity he had to become a legendary ambassador for Track and Field.
Carl Lewis was an egomaniac who didn’t want to admit that his time had came and gone. He stayed way too long and looked like a little boy running against grown men. (What a fool)
I think SMTC had some issues with Johnson (or anyone who was getting shine that wasn't them) So I think that's why Johnson gave that sort of frosty greeting to Lewis. BUT, as we learned 4 years later, Johnson was capable of being a childish dick when it came to some of his antics on the track. He was a great runner. But he had an ego that made it difficult to like him.
Hmmm not sure Johnson was quite good enough over 400m in 92 to beat Watts. He was still developing, wasn't really until 93 he really started making serious noise over 400m. By then Watts wasn't the same (plus his shoe fell apart lol). But once again, this IS Johnson we are talking about so you never know. You are dead right in saying that Marsh and Watts deserve a lot of credit, they are both overlooked as Johnson was each of their successors.
Perhaps. But I do know that he had gotten food poisoning about a month prior to the 1992 Olympics & he never fully recovered from it & did terrible as a result of it.
@@user-xz2nz1wi9h yes in 1993. I did say it wasn't until 93 that he really started focusing on the 400. Then it was different story. But in 92 he was more of a 200m runner.
Did Michael Johnson not like Carl Lewis?? When Lewis congratulated Johnson,Michael didn't even look over at him. Hmm??? I don't know what was going on between those two.
of course Michael didnt like him as person. carl louis talks too bad, he was knowen as a bad loser...when Michael won the worldchampionship in Gotenborg 1995. you should know what carl says about that !! then you will get to know the whole story. or read the autobiographi book of Michael johnson ( slaying the dragon)
Carl Lewis and MJ had issues for years. Most of it related to many comments Carl made and Carl's coach. The biggest issue was Carl's coach (who was the head coach for USATF) talking down on MJ and leaving him off the 4x400 1991 WC team. See the video below. th-cam.com/video/yFMRl4HoOcQ/w-d-xo.html
Actually white people dope all the time and they still lose. Let's face it, you guys just suck. That's why you created those drugs in the first place. And you STILL can't hang. Deal with it Buford😏
AHH... DON'T SLEEP. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER IN THE 200M WAS A LITTLE ITALIAN GUY WHO BLEW THE DOORS OFF OF TRACK STAR BUTCH REYNOLDS. THE ITALIAN GUY LEGS WERE LIKE LITTLE PISTONS.
Wow the cold handshake with Lewis by Johnson after the race..
Jeff Williams is a pros pro! Classy gentleman! Met him a few times! He was genuinely happy for Mike. So was Frank Fredricks
I was there in the stands in Atlanta that day. The weather was murderously, hot. Amazing performance.
I was there that day, over on the backstretch. And yes.........................it was REAL hot and humid that day. LOL!
I was there too. I remember as Johnson came off the turn everyone in the stands stood up. You could hear all the seats clacking as they came up.
Well I wasn’t there but I just watched it on Video. One thing I noticed right away was after the race Carl (egomaniac) Lewis tried to shake Johnson’s hand and Johnson was like get the hell out of here has been. That was funny. 😂
I was there too that day in June 1996, I came from France on purpose to see Michael Johnson
I can tell you it was hot and the stadium wasn't full
I was too
Johnson didnt even look at Carl during the brief handshake. Def animosity between the pair.
Carl had beef with anyone that was not part of his Santa Monica Track Club Team .
Their can be only one boss; Carl had a problem with that!
Great to see Jeff Williams work his way back into contention. He started pressing as MJ blew by him in the first 100m. Mike Marsh still made the team and was classy in defeat. Always good vibes from him. Carl? Well, he's just Carl. He had one more crowning achievement to come at the '96 Olympics Games in the long jump.
I used to like Jeff Williams' running style. So fluid. All credit to Carl for making it to the final at 35.
Notice how Johnson easily beat all the top U.S. 100m runners in the first 100m. He was not nearly as fast at a straight 100m as these guys but he was a great turn runner.
Not a bad run for Lewis at age 35. 2nd fastest ever for a 35 yr. old.
Not bad at all
@@chichim2020 why do you say that bro
@@chichim2020 damn I never knew that ! Although giving him credit at 35 to come in 2cd does not give him a pass for his actions with others such unsportsmanlike .
@@chichim2020 dude stop no need for apologies my brother it's okay trust me i appreciate you giving me this info bc I would of never known so much love bro !
Lol... carl lewis drug sp😜
My heart went out for Carl Lewis but he has had his share on the track and field winning multiples of gold.. and only two realize that there will always be someone better than you.. Thanks for the Memories Carl Lewis when you used to be in first place USA 🇺🇸 a big salute to the homie Michael Johnson
And plus he did not end there... He still get his forth Olympic gold medal in the long jump wich is one of the greatest accomplishments in track and field history
What a classy line up! Great race! Thanks for posting!
As the commentator said, "Mike Marsh and under-appreciated champion." Damn right! People only remember Johnson being sick in Barcelona instead of the majestic series of runs Marsh put together, especially his 19.73 easing up at least 10 metres out. Had Marsh broken Mennea's record in that semi by running through the line, his profile would have been so much bigger and Johnson's record would have carried less. A healthy Johnson would have been hard pressed to beat the Barcelona version of Marsh.
thats the problem with Marsh and others, running 19,73 in semi and 20,01 in the final..this kind of desorder never belong to Michael.... Michael is smarter or lets say it is question of harmony, he was able to stay cool in the begining and running just enough to get to the final, only then when he doesnt care nore about the world record in danger nore about the poor guys who are condamned to follow him and fight for secound place..and thats what makes him the beter one in history ( including the tal nice guy Usain Bolt).
4 Michael of the 90's Johnson, Tyson, Jordan and Jackson
In the slow motion replay, by the time any of the other runners cross the finish line Michael Johnson is already beyond the camera's view. Amazing.
Michael
Johnson
Is
My
Hero
he is the hero for everyone. except the ones with problems.
jeff williams practiced with our team in lacc back in 1990. one of the best ever. an unsung hero.
Yeah Jeff Williams had a great year in the 100 and 200. Yet because of politics and favoritism they put Carl Lewis on the 4x100m when Williams was faster in both events
The best
what a run congrats michael
Michael johnson:" go back to 100m all of you, this is my world"
Carl : " no no no"
Michael Johnson :" so you have chosen death"
Michael Johnson was the top sprinter of 90s
Nasty handshake for Lewis!
I like how Gwen Torrance was so happy for Michael and his performance
Great run years later 19.19 better performance guess what few year from not 19 barrier broken hope we can see it but it don matter records will be broken all records will always be remember as the greatest perfomance in track a field
Unbelievable
& he wasn’t pushed
Great
Johnson was the goat
Mike's caught up in the moment! He shook Carl's hand! I don't see a slight, here!
i liked that, carl louis was too bad person..he talked too much nosens. Michael knows that.
The Scatman it wasnt a friendly handshake...u could see Johnson wasnt really into it
Ngl, Carl Lewis is never genuinely happy for anyone that wins if he doesn’t beat them.
Unless you're from the Santa Monica track club
I love Mr Johnson but credit to Mr Minnea too,19:72 was so hard to be broken... suddenly it seem so easy,Mr Johnson,Mr Frederick and then finally Mr Bolt ,all ran faster and faster than 19:72, and now back to square one,19:19s seems going to stay long like the 19:72 barrier
I'm just saying that Watts and Marsh won because MJ wasn't competing in those respective events, though he would have had to run very well. Johnson won the World's in 91' and was ranked number 1 in 92 before the food poisoning. Either way though, you are right Marsh deserves lots of credit as does Watts, both were key members of US relay teams also.
exactly brother, he was suppose to be the favourit of wining the olympic 200m of Barcelone 1992, but few weeks before the olympics he got that food poisnin in the restaurant called Alkandil in spain ( Michael mentioned it in his autobiographi book (slaying the dragon), he started recovering but the time of the olympics comes a bit too early and stil he even participate and went to the semi final, it was one of the bad stories of that olympics.
On their best days; Watts, Johnson, and Reynolds would be a photo finish.
MJ definitely would've won the 200 in Barcelona. I don't think he wasn't at that next level as far as the 400 goes to win.
santa monica kinda shunned johnson coming out of baylor , some says it had to do with carl lewis but i saw them at a indoor meet my freshman year in college in houston and he acknowledged carl but was no handshake or anything so i guess it remains.
End of the day none of that matters as look what he achieved in his career mj is one of the greatest of all time
那個年代中短跑男子200m,400m的閃耀巨星👍😍
I like your reasoning, but Johnson would have raised his game above marsh regardless, he had him beat decisively all year and the year before, and the year after. Marsh was like Quincy Watts, both would have fallen to Johnson.
My hamstrings get tight knowing that MJ ran like 4 races in 4 days!
He decelerated in the last 10m too!
Always possible, just not sure Johnson at that time would have quite matched Marsh, though certianly later versions of Johnson would have. Nonetheless, Marsh never got the credit he deserved which is sad. Not sure I know what you mean about Watts. Did you mean that a healthy Johnson would have beaten Watts if he ran the 400? Or did you mean prime Watts VS prime Johnson?
the difference is that Marsh and Watts were never stable, they can run one or 2 good races in their short carrier, while Michael maintain to be good and stable for more than a decade. Marsh did run 19,73s in semi final while in the final he runs 20,01 !!! you will never find this kind of scenario ( desorder) with Michael.
Almost every journalist want to interview winner Michael Johnson. But no one want to interview loser Carl Lewis. If I were Carl Lewis, I would not shake Michael Johnson’s hand and ignore him/not say anything to him
Carl wasn't a good sportsman.
Carl was much more gracious with his SMTC teammates. I always felt it was immaturity that kept Carl from realizing the great opportunity he had to become a legendary ambassador for Track and Field.
Carl Lewis was an egomaniac who didn’t want to admit that his time had came and gone. He stayed way too long and looked like a little boy running against grown men. (What a fool)
full natty brah
+Invisible Sun i think Christophe lemaitre is natty
+Invisible Sun Dumbass
I think SMTC had some issues with Johnson (or anyone who was getting shine that wasn't them) So I think that's why Johnson gave that sort of frosty greeting to Lewis. BUT, as we learned 4 years later, Johnson was capable of being a childish dick when it came to some of his antics on the track. He was a great runner. But he had an ego that made it difficult to like him.
That WR time may not give u a medal now
Hum, I don't think we already have seen any championship with the 3 first under 19.66, even if the level in 200m is incredibly high those last years
Hmmm not sure Johnson was quite good enough over 400m in 92 to beat Watts. He was still developing, wasn't really until 93 he really started making serious noise over 400m. By then Watts wasn't the same (plus his shoe fell apart lol). But once again, this IS Johnson we are talking about so you never know. You are dead right in saying that Marsh and Watts deserve a lot of credit, they are both overlooked as Johnson was each of their successors.
Perhaps. But I do know that he had gotten food poisoning about a month prior to the 1992 Olympics & he never fully recovered from it & did terrible as a result of it.
T & F Archive Michael Johnson dropped a 42.9 relay split (Fastest ever) during that era. So he would of pushed anyone.
@@user-xz2nz1wi9h yes in 1993. I did say it wasn't until 93 that he really started focusing on the 400. Then it was different story. But in 92 he was more of a 200m runner.
@T & F Archive I know. That’s why I stipulated that he would of “pushed” anyone. That potential and ability of his will give you a legit run for it.
@@user-xz2nz1wi9h Ah gotcha. Yes I agree.
Did Michael Johnson not like Carl Lewis?? When Lewis congratulated Johnson,Michael didn't even look over at him. Hmm??? I don't know what was going on between those two.
of course Michael didnt like him as person. carl louis talks too bad, he was knowen as a bad loser...when Michael won the worldchampionship in Gotenborg 1995. you should know what carl says about that !! then you will get to know the whole story. or read the autobiographi book of Michael johnson ( slaying the dragon)
Carl Lewis and MJ had issues for years. Most of it related to many comments Carl made and Carl's coach. The biggest issue was Carl's coach (who was the head coach for USATF) talking down on MJ and leaving him off the 4x400 1991 WC team. See the video below.
th-cam.com/video/yFMRl4HoOcQ/w-d-xo.html
@@Dynamics416 Wow thanks for this. I didn't know this ran that deeply. Sounds like grown men acting like a bunch of bitches to me!
Dynamics416 Damn! What an idiot!
PSsing of the torch in those days
@6:43
I predict the Olympics will eventually go 400 m straightaway for the gold medal, and we'll see a sub-19sec 400m.
What?
You have absolutely no damn idea what the hell you are talking about.
Alvis Whitted 🩶🖤🏴☠️☠️🏉🐺
Michael and Usain were both dopers and they appreciated each other. I believe Carl was clean.
No way man. Carl failed drug tests in the 80s. It was covered up by the US. He was the poster boy back then.
You want to back up that statement.
Actually white people dope all the time and they still lose. Let's face it, you guys just suck. That's why you created those drugs in the first place. And you STILL can't hang. Deal with it Buford😏
@@MrYFlyerIt's on record!
@@mattstyles1244 what record? Victor Conte said on a podcast?
White man wuuuuuuut
AHH... DON'T SLEEP. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER IN THE 200M WAS A LITTLE ITALIAN GUY WHO BLEW THE DOORS OFF OF TRACK STAR BUTCH REYNOLDS. THE ITALIAN GUY LEGS WERE LIKE LITTLE PISTONS.
Always remember, "White man can't jump, they don't have to, they own the team!" - Paul Mooney, Comedian
200m is better than 100m for white people on average.
Feel bad for 5 losers who did not made Olympic team. No wonder no reporter is interviewing Carl Lewis
Why is Carl Lewis There? He came in last place. This guy is way past his prime here. Why is he even there, he looks stupid he lost big-time.
Not last, 5th - on lane 1, technically the hardest. That was his last competitive year. He still managed to win the long jump though.
Johnson was on juice. He knew how to hide it from test results.
Excuses
Is it me or he looks much smaller than in Olimpic final. Is it possible that maybe ate some tasty steroids and gained some muscles before Olimpics?
+Invisible Sun Yo!!!!!!!! Hahahaha fucking funny! LMFAO!
That not possible
@@invisiblesun6595 soooooo fukkin true !!!!!!!!!
Drug cheats....all of them.
What makes you think all the elite sprinter's in the last 12 years aren't drug cheats? All of them were too!
Blacks have always been better than whites even before drugs. Remember how Jesse Owens embarrassed Hitler and Germany in 1936?
All drug cheats....
Not MJ!