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Advantages: His world record jump still stands
Disadvantages: none

Mike Powell came into the time light unexpectedly when he broke one of track and field's long standing records in the long jump back in 1991.It was during the world track and field championship held that year in Tokyo, Japan. At the time the record had stood for a period of 23 years dating back to the summer Olympics in Mexico. Powell made a leap of 29ft and 4 1/2in, a record that stands up to date. Powell who is a native of Philly, Pennsylvania ...
...the time of his record jump. Carl Lewis was the star man of the event, having won the gold medal in both the summer Olympics of 1984 and 1988.Powell's previous highlight had been a silver medal that he won in the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul. Other highlights of Powell's career have been winning another gold medal in the 1993 world championship in Stuggart, Germany. He is now retired (as of 1996). He retired without being drawn into the recent ... Read review

Advantages: Clean Career,break world record in 1996 summer olympics
Disadvantages: Brash Style

Donovan Bailey The track and field events are part of the main attractions in any summers Olympics. The title of the world fastest man is a major draw and gets you into the time light until the next Olympics or world championship. That title of world fastest man belonged to Donovan Bailey after the summer Olympics in 1996 held in Atlanta. Bailey won the gold medal then, setting a new world record of 9.84 seconds. The record has since being broken, ...
...but overall I turn Michael Johnson accomplished way more in his track and field career then Bailey did. Donovan Bailey is now retired and does inspiration public speaker and has a foundation of his own. The Donovan Bailey Foundation" in which he helps train and promotes young amateur runners. ... Read review

Advantages: Great Athlete,clean career
Disadvantages: none

Michael Johnson Michael Johnson was born in 1967 in Dallas, Texas. He came into the time light in the 1996 summer Olympics during which he won the 200 and 400 metres double, becoming the first man to do so in the history of the Olympics. Johnson started his career at Baylor University where he attended college .Michael Johnson turned pro in 1990 and by the time he was done he had accomplished the following; Won the 1996 200m in the summer Olympics ...
...time Michael Johnson totally dominated the 400 and 200 event like nobody else in the history. His much anticipated 150m race in 1997 with Donovan Bailey ended with him pulling out half way through the race because of injury. Owns the title of greatest combination sprinter in history (100,200,400m). ... Read review