Michael Johnson Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Wiki and Career Details

The real name of Michael Johnson is Michael Duane Johnson. He is a retired sprinter who is an American and has won four Olympic gold medals in his career. He also has 18 world championships gold medal too. He even has world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m. He has also been the world’s best time in 300m. He is one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the track and field.

Well, how well do you know about Michael Johnson? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Michael Johnson’s net worth in 2024, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Michael Johnson to date.

Biography and Early Life

Michael, I was born on September 13 in the year 1967, in Dallas, Texas, in the United States of America. His father name was Paul Johnson, and his mother name was Ruby Johnson. His father was the truck driver, and his mother was a school teacher. He had a very stable family environment. They were a total of 5 siblings, with Michael being the youngest in the family. He gave a lot of credits for the decision he made in his life to his family because they always supported him and had a great upbringing which helped him to set his goal.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Michael Johnson in 2024 and what is his height and weight? Well, Michael Johnson’s age is 56 years old as of today’s date 19th April 2024 having been born on 13 September 1967. Though, he is 6′ 1″ in feet and inches and 185 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 175 lbs in Pound and 79 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Michael went to the Skyline High School in Pleasant Grove in Dallas. There he broke the school record for running in the competition of 200m and the 4×400 m relay. When he was 10, he began running and won many titles for both the indoor and outdoor sprints and relays. He even participated in these competitions at Baylor University. In 1990, he completed his Bachelor’s Degree from Baylor University. During his graduation in 1988, he applied for the Summer Olympics in Seoul but couldn’t attend it due to some illness.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Michael has always been indulged him his career. He uses to participate in various Olympics and not just win but even set some records as well. He leads a normal family life. He was first married to Kerry Doyen, who was an entertainment reporter in the YearYear 1998. The couple had a son together. His name is Sebastian. He was born in 2000.

Then the couple got divorced due to some personal reasons. Then, Michael got married again. His present and second wife’s name is Armine Shamiryan. She is a chef. Now, he lived in Marin Country, California, with his second wife and son Sebastian. As he is now retired, he gives much of his time to his family and lives happily over there.

Is Michael Johnson Gay?

No, he is not gay. He is a straight man. He has been once divorced and had married again to a chef. From his first marriage, he even has a son. His love life has been normal without any rumours and controversies. He got divorced due to personal reasons, which is not revealed. His first love was always sports.

Professional Career

He earned his first world title at the World Championships in Tokyo in 1991 by winning the 200m race. Then he won the U.S. Title in 1993 for the 400m and then got world title for both 400m and 4×400m relay. In the 1992 Summer Olympics, just before two weeks of the Olympics, Johnson and his agent both suffered from food poisoning at a restaurant in Spain.

This resulted in losing his weight and strength. This lead to a failure for him from reaching the final of 200m. When Johnson was 28, he ran into the 200m in just 19.66 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He broke the record of Pietro Mennea, who use to complete it in 19.72 seconds for the last 17 years.

This made him qualified to run at the 1996 Summer Olympics, which was going to held in Atlanta, and he should prepare himself to win both the 200m and 400 m. He gained the 400m Olympic title on July 29 with an Olympic record time of 43.49 seconds which was 0.92 seconds ahead of the silver medalist Roger Black.

Awards

He has won a massive number of medals and world championships. He was the awardee of the James E. Sullivan Award in 1996. He even gained the title of ABC’s Wide World of Sports Athletes m of the YearYear in 1996 only. Michael got enlisted in the ‘United States Track and Field Hall of Fame’ in 2004. He has set the world record three times in the 4×400m relay. Among the top 50 20 performance, he alone holds nine of them.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Michael Johnson in 2024

As of 2024, The estimated net worth of Michael Johnson is $8 million. He has won many Championship during his career. He has even participated in reality competition, ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ in 2018. He even has made some documentaries. Presently he has opened his own facility for training. As he is among one of the famous personality in the sports industry, he must have earned a handful amount of money.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

When he was a child, he always wanted to become an architect and not an athlete. He is a big time wine buff as he has a bar with wine refrigerator in his living room. He is a big decible of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt who defeated Johnson’s 200 metre record by just 0.01 of a second in Beijing Olympic in 2008. He was a contestant on NBC’s 9th season of the Celebrity Apprentice which took place in the Year 2010.

Michael Duane Johnson has been a successful person in the field of athlete. He has won many medals and set many records as well. His parents supported him in whatever he wanted to persue as his career. He leads a normal and happy life in California as he is retired now.