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2011

Michael Johnson 400m 1996 Olympics

Michael Johnson’s 400m final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The first half of his historic double.

1992 DEREK REDMOND THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT. He is best remembered for his performance at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona where he tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but fought through the pain and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. The incident has become a well-remembered moment in Olympic history, having been the subject of one of the International Olympic Committee’s ‘Celebrate Humanity’ videos and been used in advertisements by Visa as an illustration of the Olympic spirit and featured in Nike’s „Courage“ commercials in 2008.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

50 Responses to “Michael Johnson 400m 1996 Olympics”

  1. @Ammovir Then why is it absurd to say white people are smarter?

  2. @Graham6762 why is it?
    black people are born with a larger proportion of fast twitch fibres than most other ethnics; inclusing, asians, orients and whites. Justify your claim.

  3. It’s racist to say white people aren’t equal to black people in track.

  4. these people make everyone look like wendy williams

  5. jeremy wariner will never catch him

  6. press 0 3 0 3 0 3 realy fast

  7. even more staggering … an English white man!

  8. them spikes is tooo clean

  9. Poor Roger Black, I forgot he even ran in this race and he came 2nd.

  10. @ifritejr seriously?…

  11. and you are telling me someone is going to beat that… look at his eyes in 30 sec

  12. @ifritejr REDNECK

  13. Decent

  14. he didn’t want to be late for the 5pm KFC special

  15. His quads are tremendous.

  16. How do i find video’s of Roxbert Martin

  17. @zupmarc36 Don’t forget his Gold Shoes!

  18. @zupmarc36 Don’t forget his Gold Shoes!

  19. @ThePrincessJon Although the white guy’s name is Roger Black!

  20. Black/ White SHIT? uh, Jeremy Wariner ANYONE?!?

  21. SupremeVerticalJump,YouTube head by the 10 foot basketball rim!SuperNaturalJump2012, YouTube, Over 5 feet floating in the air!! My Head by a 12&1/2 foot ceiling! UltraVerticalJump,YouTube,Really soon I’ll be eye level with the rim! SuperVerticalJump,YouTube,the video cam by itself is magically following the incredible 4 feet vertical!UltraHighJump2012,youtube, close by 12&1/2 foot rim!UltraStarJump2012 &SuperStarJump3rd, youtube 4 feet vertical! Soon my head will be over the rim!

  22. @RobertsDigital i no it waz taken a nutta way. I waz just sayin dat cuz he is like obsolete now.

  23. @RobertsDigital relax lol

  24. @jtl6575 if you hate Michael Johnson then what are you doing here retard? Go back to Jamaica or something you American hater… and take your arroogant badly behaved usain bolt with you…

  25. he looks like Eddie Murphy

  26. The most inspiring video

  27. i would have done the same thing

  28. @archernator47 wow really bro…

  29. the gringos people always wanna be heroes, if you want to see real courage you had to see „john Stephen atwani in mexico 68 olimpics“

  30. YOU DON’T HAVE TO COME IN FIRST PLACE TO BE A CHAMPION – MY RESPECT TO YOU AND YOUR DAD DEREK.

  31. @qgshadow you’re not funny asshole. this man carries the true olympic spirit, u carry nothing.

  32. for the men that didn/t grow up with a father this is what a man is not bragging bout how many women you sleep with or who rims the biggest or who the cleanest we have to get back to being this can of man God set the stanard of what a man is anything else is not being a man and weither we live that way or not God is going to judge us by his standard

  33. The man has a great father but it’s still a sad story. To be in the olympics, with the best of the best. Look like you might win, then suddenly you a muscle and it’s over like that. It’s not fair, but he didn’t give up, he kept trying to run but his dad came and gave him reality of the solution and the rest is one of the saddest moment in sports history. God Bless.

  34. THIS IS SO TOUCHING

  35. He is the real winner for me!
    great father!

  36. damn onions…

  37. goddamn onions

  38. Black People first reflex when getting an injury : have i been shot?

  39. ;’)

  40. What kind of an idiot hits the „dislike“ button this video? It is a beautiful example of family.

  41. @Funnyidiot123 then you are blind fuckface, clearly he lost.

  42. The dislike bar is like a ninja…You can’t see it, but you know it’s there!

  43. Freaking onions!!

  44. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

    Winston Churchill

  45. 是我.. 我就算第一名也會等他

    陪他跑完

  46. just beautiful, unforgettable

  47. how do you dislike this video??? no heart at all

  48. that is the nicest thing ever!!

    his dad helped him finnish …. 2 legends!

  49. We watched this today at our recollection

  50. 16 people don’t have nice dads

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