Comments on: Michael Johnson giving up Olympic Gold attained through doping

By: Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided @ Run to Win

Men’s 4×400 American Record may be voided @ Run to Win — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:09:52 +0000

[...] is removed, and I hope that athletes are taking notice. I am sure that Michael Johnson would agree; he has already returned a gold medal from the 2000 Olympics that he had won on a different team with Pettigrew. Michael Johnson will [...]

By: Tom Green

Tom Green — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:11:29 +0000

Very classy move on his part.

The message he sends by giving up the medal under the circumstances is that he wants nothing to do with the doping.

Thanks for publishing this.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:52:22 +0000

Michael Johnson has always been a stand-up guy, as far as I know.

By: John at Hella Sound

John at Hella Sound — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:40:10 +0000

That’s profoundly honorable. I can’t help but be cynical at times and wonder what motivates actions like these, but it’s a big statement nonetheless.

By: Wes

Wes — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:28:44 +0000

Michael Johnson is proving there is good in this sport… Where’s the cyclist with the same ‘tude?