{"id":413112,"date":"2024-07-20T19:28:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T19:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=413112"},"modified":"2024-07-20T20:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T20:05:02","slug":"olympic-sprinting-legend-compliments-quincy-wilson-after-newest-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=413112","title":{"rendered":"Olympic sprinting legend compliments Quincy Wilson after newest record"},"content":{"rendered":"

If anybody in the world knows talent in the 400-meter races, it’s Michael Johnson, a four-time gold medalist at the Olympics and an eight-time winner of the World Championships gold medal. After the latest record set by teenager Quincy Wilson, Johnson has seen enough.<\/p>\n

“I haven\u2019t commented on this kid. Because typically it leads to predictions of his future, and people don\u2019t understand it\u2019s more complex than simply ‘so fast so young = really fast older,’” Johnson posted onto social media platform X. “It’s not that simple.”<\/p>\n

That was until Friday when Wilson set a U18 400-meter world record with a 44.20 run at the Holloway Pro Classic in Florida.<\/p>\n

“But now I must speak,” Johnson continued in the same post. “GOD DAMN!!! This kid is impressive!”<\/p>\n

See his quote-tweet of the race here:<\/p>\n

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Okay, I haven\u2019t commented on this kid. Because typically it leads to predictions of his future, and people don\u2019t understand it\u2019s more complex than simply \u201cso fast so young=really fast older\u201dit\u2019s not that simple. But now I must speak. GOD DAMN!!! This kid is impressive! https:\/\/t.co\/JK0Y9GuxTb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Johnson (@MJGold) July 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Wilson has been well-regarded in track and field for some time but proved his potential this year after starting with a personal best of 45.87, according to <\/span>LetsRun.com<\/span><\/a>. He has <\/span>now<\/span> set a new personal record seven times this year, including twice in the Olympic qualifiers. While he did not qualify for an individual race, Wilson is part of the men’s relay pool.<\/span><\/p>\n

With his performances, the 16-year-old has captured the attention of legends. This time, it’s Johnson, who became the only male to win gold in both the 200- and 400-meter races in the same Olympics when he blistered the field in the 1996 Atlanta Games and then defended his 400-meter championship in the 2000 Sydney Games.<\/span><\/p>\n

The world will be watching as the 2024 Paris Olympics begin with the youngest-ever U.S. male track Olympian serving as one of the six runners in the pool for the 4×400 team.<\/span><\/p>\n