BBC athletics analyst Michael Johnson is both the only man in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400m and the only man in history to win Olympic gold medals in both 200m and 400m.

From the summer of 1990, his first year as a professional when he won 13 consecutive 200m races, Johnson went on to dominate the international track scene for a decade.

His prowess over two distances was unintentional. In 1990 he planned to run "some 400s later in the season, just to break up the monotony of running 200 after 200." What began largely as a training routine and a diversion from boredom turned into a dominating speciality as he became the first athlete ever to be ranked number one in the world in both the 200m and 400m. He continued to be the man to beat for the next 10 years.

At the 2000 Olympic Games, Johnson again dazzled the world under the stadium lights in Sydney when he became the first sprinter in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400m. To top off his career total of 18 gold medals, Johnson earned number 19 in the 4x400m relay. Johnson chose to end his career after his double Olympic gold medal effort at the 2000 Olympic Games, finishing his career with an impressive total of 19 championship gold medals, 0 bronze, and 0 silver.

Since retiring Michael has achieved success across a number of commercial activities such as corporate motivational speaking and sports consultancy.

In Britain he has become a familiar face on television as a commentator and analyst for BBC Sport. He first worked with the BBC at the 2000 Olympics and has been an essential part of the BBC at every major international athletics events since. In 2002, Johnson was awarded the Television Pundit of the Year Award by the Royal Television Society.