AMERICAN Olympic legend and 400 metres world record-holder Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt to be the greatest sprinter of all-time.Johnson, whose 200-metre world record of 19.32s was broken by Bolt at the Olympics in Beijing, China in 2008, thinks the Jamaican star sprinter is better than Carl Lewis and even the legendary Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, debunking the Adolf Hitler myth of white supremacy.
“You think of the great sprinters of the past who have done things that have never been done before like Jesse Owens, winning four gold medals, and Carl Lewis, doing that as well, and myself being the 200 metres and 400 metres world record holder and Olympic champion,” said Johnson in the lead up to the Laureus Awards where Bolt is a nominee for Athlete-of-the-Year.
“So those are the names that you think of – the amazing sprinters of the past. But none of us has produced, in my opinion, the consistency and longevity that Bolt has and so to this point, he has to be considered the greatest.”
Bolt has won the 100m and 200m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), something that no other sprinter in history has been able to accomplish.
Bolt, 29, will be going for an even more unprecedented record of a three-peat this summer in Rio and Johnson believes Bolt can make it happen.
“If he’s healthy, I don’t think that anyone can stop him,” said Johnson of the man who has, in addition to his individual medals, also won gold medals in the sprint relays at both 2008 and 2012 Games.

(Sportsmax)