{"id":36867,"date":"2025-03-29T02:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36867"},"modified":"2025-03-29T02:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:40:08","slug":"retired-olympic-gold-medalist-sprinter-michael-johnson-gives-tyreek-hill-a-reality-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36867","title":{"rendered":"Retired Olympic gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson gives Tyreek Hill a reality check"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Johnson sticks out as one of the more accomplished sprinters of all time. He is the world record holder in the 200 meters and 400 meters events, and he became the first man ever to win both events in the same Olympics when he accomplished such a feat in 1996.<\/p>\n

Johnson spoke to Rich Eisen recently and weighed in on\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0wide receiver Tyreek Hill\u2019s bold assertion that he could beat American track and field star Noah Lyles in a race and indicated that Lyles would come out on top if the two speedsters faced off.<\/p>\n

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