Here Is The List Of Some Of The Well-Known Olympic Medalists And What Are They Doing Now

Published on 06/01/2020
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Michael Johnson

Michael Duane Johnson is a retired sprinter. In his entire career, he managed to win a total of four gold medals from all of the Olympic Games he participated in. He got his first Olympic medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, specifically from the category of Men’s 4 × 400 meters Relay. In the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was evident that he had improved as he was able to bag two gold medals from different categories. The next and last Olympic medal that he won came from the 2000 Summer Olympics that took place in Sydney, Australia. A few years after, he made an announcement stating his retirement as a professional sprinter. Since then, he has spent most of his time working as a sports commentator. Now, he is living a happy and peaceful life with his wife, Armine Shamiryan.

Michael Johnson

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Mohamed ‘Mo’ Farah

Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah, who is more professionally known as Mo Farah, is a long-distance runner. He managed to bag two gold medals from the categories of 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals again coming from the same categories – 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. With his impressive performance in the past Olympic Games, he participated in, seeing him dominating in all the upcoming Olympic Games is not impossible.

Mohamed ‘Mo’ Farah

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