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美国著名短跑名将迈克尔·约翰逊在哥德堡举行的世界田径锦标赛上勇夺男子200米和400米两枚金牌。对于他来说能取得这一骄人成绩与其天赋和刻苦训练密不可分。而对于美国田径界来说,约翰逊将成为继杰西·欧文斯和卡尔·刘易斯后又一短跑好手,在明年的亚特兰大奥运会上必将大放异彩.约翰逊在欧洲田径界早已是一位超级明星,1995年有人预计他从广告、出场费和比赛奖金中赢得100万美元。然而在美国,尽管他曾于1993年和1999年两度当选年度美国最杰出的径赛选手,但是他若是走在大街上根本不会被人认出来。在美国,田径比赛通常四年才会举办一次,但田径比赛被认为毫无刺激性,不被广告商青睐,因而倍受冷落。但是,当约翰逊在世界田径锦标赛上连创佳绩后,顿时,他成T196亚特兰大奥运会上最热门的广告对象。美国田径协会的佩特·卡法在哥德堡世锦赛前曾说:“目前美国田径的同义词还是卡尔·刘易斯,但我感觉今年以后这一名字将变为迈克尔·约翰逊。”
The famous American sprint star Michael Johnson won the men’s 200m and 400m gold medals at the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. For him to achieve this remarkable achievement is inextricably linked with his talent and hard work. And for the American athletics community, Johnson will become another Sprint player after Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, and will surely shine at next year’s Atlanta Olympics. Johnson has long been a superstar in European track and field He was expected to win $ 1 million in advertising, appearance fees and tournament bonuses in 1995. In the United States, though, he was twice named America’s most outstanding track player of the year in 1993 and 1999, but he would not have been recognized on the street. In the United States, track and field events are usually held only once in four years, but track and field events are considered unscientific and are not favored by advertisers. However, when Johnson made a success at the World Athletics Championships, he suddenly became the hottest advertising target for the T196 Atlanta Olympics. Pet Calfa, of the U.S. Athletics Association, said before the Gothenburg World Championships: “At the moment, the American synonym for track and field is still Carl Lewis, but I feel this name will change to Michael Johnson later this year.” "