Allen Johnson (North Carolina)

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Allen Johnson
Johnson at 2007 ISTAF Berlin
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold 1996 Atlanta 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold 1995 Gothenburg 110 m hurdles
Gold 1997 Athens 110 m hurdles
Gold 2001 Edmonton 110 m hurdles
Gold 2003 Paris 110 m hurdles
Bronze 2005 Helsinki 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold 1995 Barcelona 60 m hurdles
Gold 2003 Birmingham 60 m hurdles
Gold 2004 Budapest 60 m hurdles
Silver 2008 Valencia 60 m hurdles
Allen Kenneth Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a retired hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a four time world champion.

Born in Washington, D.C., an all-round athlete, Johnson attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and excelled at high jump, long jump and decathlon as well as hurdles.

Contents [hide]
1 Career
2 Achievements
3 References
4 External links

[edit] CareerJohnson was troubled by injury in 2000 but still made the final at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia just missing out on adding to his medal collection by finishing fourth.

2003 in the Stade de France, saw Johnson win his fourth IAAF World Championships in Athletics 110 m hurdles title when he beat Terrence Trammell into second to overtake the three world championship gold medals that Greg Foster had won at the event.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics he tripped over a hurdle in the 2nd preliminary round and was unable to finish the race and reach the final. He was however ranked world's number 1 throughout 2004's season.

Johnson is trained by Curtis Frye, at the University of South Carolina where he serves as a volunteer assistant coach. He resides in Irmo, South Carolina.

His personal best is 12.92 seconds, only 0.01 seconds short of the then-world record held by Colin Jackson. Johnson has legally finished 11 races in less than 13 seconds, more than anyone else so far.[1] Johnson officially retired in July 2010, at the age of 39.

[edit] Achievements(110 Meter Hurdles unless stated)

1994
1994 IAAF World Cup - London, England
Silver
1995
1995 World Championships in Athletics - Gothenburg, Sweden
Gold
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Barcelona, Spain
60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
1996
1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, Georgia
Gold, Olympic record
1997
1997 World Championships in Athletics - Athens, Greece
Gold
1998
1998 Goodwill Games - Uniondale, New York
Silver
2000
2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia
2001
2001 World Championships in Athletics - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gold
Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia
Gold
2002
2002 IAAF World Cup - Madrid, Spain
Silver
2003
2003 World Championships in Athletics - Paris, France
Gold
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England
60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
2004
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary
60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
2005
World Championships in Athletics - Helsinki, Finland
Bronze
[edit] References^ IAAF All-time Top List 110 metres hurdles
[edit] External links Biography portal
Biography at USA Track & Field
Allen Johnson's U.S. Olympic Team bio
IAAF profile for Allen Johnson
Curtain draws on career of 7-time World champion Johnson, article from IAAF
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Colin Jackson Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1995 — 1998 Succeeded by
Mark Crear
Preceded by
Mark Crear Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance
2000 — 2001 Succeeded by
Anier García
Preceded by
Anier García Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance
2003 Succeeded by
Liu Xiang
[show]v t e Olympic Champions in Men's 110 m Hurdles

1896: Thomas Curtis (USA) 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 1904: Fred Schule (USA) 1908: Forrest Smithson (USA) 1912: Fred Kelly (USA) 1920: Earl Thomson (CAN) 1924: Daniel Kinsey (USA) 1928: Sydney Atkinson (RSA) 1932: George Saling (USA) 1936: Forrest Towns (USA) 1948: William Porter (USA) 1952: Harrison Dillard (USA) 1956: Lee Calhoun (USA) 1960: Lee Calhoun (USA) 1964: Hayes Jones (USA) 1968: Willie Davenport (USA) 1972: Rod Milburn (USA) 1976: Guy Drut (FRA) 1980: Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 1984: Roger Kingdom (USA) 1988: Roger Kingdom (USA) 1992: Mark McKoy (CAN) 1996: Allen Johnson (USA) 2000: Anier García (CUB) 2004: Liu Xiang (CHN) 2008: Dayron Robles (CUB) 2012: Aries Merritt (USA)

[show]v t e World Champions in Men's 110 m Hurdles

1983: Greg Foster (USA) 1987: Greg Foster (USA) 1991: Greg Foster (USA) 1993: Colin Jackson (GBR) 1995: Allen Johnson (USA) 1997: Allen Johnson (USA) 1999: Colin Jackson (GBR) 2001: Allen Johnson (USA) 2003: Allen Johnson (USA) 2005: Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 2007: Liu Xiang (CHN) 2009: Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) 2011: Jason Richardson (USA)

[show]v t e World Indoor Champions in Men's 60 m Hurdles

1985: Stéphane Caristan (FRA) 1987: Tonie Campbell (USA) 1989: Roger Kingdom (USA) 1991: Greg Foster (USA) 1993: Mark McKoy (CAN) 1995: Allen Johnson (USA) 1997: Anier García (CUB) 1999: Colin Jackson (GBR) 2001: Terrence Trammell (USA) 2003 – 2004: Allen Johnson (USA) 2006: Terrence Trammell (USA) 2008: Liu Xiang (CHN) 2010: Dayron Robles (CUB) 2012: Aries Merritt (USA)

[show]v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 110 m Hurdles

1977: Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 1979: Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) 1981: Greg Foster (USA) 1985: Tonie Campbell (USA) 1989: Roger Kingdom (USA) 1992: Colin Jackson (GBR) 1994: Tony Jarrett (GBR) 1998: Falk Balzer (GER) 2002: Anier García (CUB) 2006: Allen Johnson (USA) 2010: David Oliver (USA)

[show]v t e 1996 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification 1996 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes Derrick Adkins Brad Barquis Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen Mark Coogan Mark Crear Mark Croghan Calvin Davis Marc Davis Bruce Deacon Jon Drummond Robert Gary Johnny Gray Matt Giusto Tim Harden Alvin Harrison Brian Hyde Allen James Allen Johnson Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Michael Marsh Anthuan Maybank Dan Middleman Derek Mills Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery Herman Nelson José Parrilla Jason Pyrah Butch Reynolds Brandon Rock Jason Rouser Lamont Smith Jim Spivey Eugene Swift Jeff Williams Todd Williams

Men's field athletes Charles Austin Randy Barnes Ed Broxterman Mike Conley, Sr. Lance Deal Steve Fritz John Godina Joe Greene Kenny Harrison Jeff Hartwig Robert Howard Chris Huffins Scott Huffman C. J. Hunter Lawrence Johnson Carl Lewis Kevin McMahon Dan O'Brien Ken Popejoy Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Todd Riech Adam Setliff Dave Stephens Anthony Washington Cameron Wright

Women's track & road athletes Olga Appell Kim Batten Tonja Buford-Bailey Joetta Clark Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Suzy Favor-Hamilton Kate Fonshell Chryste Gaines Kim Graham Carlette Guidry Juli Henner D'Andre Hill Vicki Huber Regina Jacobs Lynn Jennings Maicel Malone Jearl Miles Inger Miller Joan Nesbit Meredith Rainey Amy Rudolph Mary Slaney Rochelle Stevens Lynda Tolbert-Goode Gwen Torrence Linetta Wilson Dannette Young

Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Valeyta Althouse Lacy Barnes Mileham Kelly Blair Nicole Carroll Sharon Hanson Aretha Hill Sheila Hudson Jackie Joyner-Kersee Diana Orrange Ramona Pagel Suzy Powell Connie Price-Smith Cynthea Rhodes Connie Teaberry Marieke Veltman Tisha Waller Erica Wheeler Shana Williams



[show]v t e 2004 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification 2004 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie

Men's field athletes Charles Austin Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. G. Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz

Women's track & road athletes Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Johnson Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison Kate O'Neill Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams

Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Hill Chaunté Howard Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Perez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller

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