Johnson Dominates 400

Two-time world record holder Michael Johnson ran the fastest 400 meters indoors this year, and topped a list of five athletes who set meet records at the Mobil Invitational in Fairfax, Va..

Johnson, a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist, finished in 45.32 seconds to defeat Mark Everett by almost 2 seconds and better the 45.55 he ran last year.

Other record-breakers included Gwen Torrence in the 60, Bob Kennedy in the 3,000, Maicel Malone in the women’s 400 and Brandon Rock in the men’s 800.

John Godina, world champion last year and a leading American hope for an Olympic gold medal or two this summer, won the shot put with a throw of 69 feet, 8 inches at the Los Angeles Invitational Indoor Meet at the Sports Arena. Godina, who will attempt to become the first American to compete in both the shot put and discus in the Olympic Games since 1924, got off the longest toss in the world indoors this year to win the shot put. His mark was well short of the world indoor record of 74-4-1/4 set by Randy Barnes in 1989.