Michael Johnson: How the world's fastest man learned to walk again
US sprinter and Olympic champion Michael Johnson smashed records as one of the fastest men in the world. But in 2018 an unexpected stroke left him unable to walk.
US athlete and Olympic champion Michael Johnson is one of the greatest sprinters in history. In the 1990s, he tore through the record books with a series of thrilling gold medal wins. Even after he retired from racing, he kept up a rigorous work-out regime, exuding health and fitness. So, for Michael it was frightening and unnerving when he had a stroke. It left him unable to move by himself and he had no idea if he’d ever recover. Michael Johnson was once the fastest man in the world - would he learn to walk again?
This interview was first broadcast in Febuary 2020.
Presenter: Neal Razzell
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Sound design by Joel Cox
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(Photo: Michael Johnson. Credit: Getty Images)
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