Michael Johnson‘s gold shoes will return in a Nike commercial, according to the Olympic sprint champion’s Twitter account. Johnson memorably swept the 200m and 400m at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics while ...

Flashback // Michael Johnson's Golden Nike Shoes Take a trip back to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for a look at sprinting legend Micheal Johnson's golden shoes.

Sports fans will remember the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, when Michael Johnson entered the arena wearing gold Nike shoes.

The man with the golden shoes. Johnson was already making headlines before he even started competing at Atlanta 1996. Nike, his sponsor, had crafted a pair of gold running spikes for him.Now 28 ...

Johnson’s gold shoes flared as they bolted towards the finish line, sparkling in bursts as they carried him to a gold medal and a world record of 19.32 seconds.

At the 1999 Seville world championships, Johnson ran a world record 43.18 seconds to win the 400m gold, after getting a wildcard entry as defending champion. This, after he failed to qualify in ...

Johnson, who set the 200m world record on two occasions, is a three-time Olympian. Also as an Olympian, he won 4x400m relay gold medals in 1996 & 2000. A five-time World Outdoor Championships team ...