Allen Johnson
 Johnson at 2007 ISTAF Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 1, 1971 Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | North Carolina Tar Heels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Allen Kenneth Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is an American former hurdling athlete who won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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. He was the 1992 NCAA Indoor Champion for 55 meter hurdles but did not win the outdoor championship.
Career[edit]
Johnson 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 was trained by Curtis Frye, at the University of South Carolina where he served as a volunteer assistant coach. Formerly, the sprint and hurdles coach at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, Johnson is now the Assistant Head Coach at the North Carolina State University under Rollie Geiger.[1][2]
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.[3] His 12.96 (+0.4) set while winning the 2006 IAAF World Cup at age 35, is the Masters M35 World Record. Johnson officially retired in July 2010, at the age of 39. Daughter, Tristine Johnson,[4] competes as a 2014 senior[5] at his alma mater University of North Carolina.
Achievements[edit]
(110 Meter Hurdles unless stated)
- 1994
- 1994 IAAF World Cup – London, England
Silver
- 1994 IAAF World Cup – London, England
- 1995
- 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Gothenburg, Sweden
Gold
- 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Barcelona, Spain
- 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
- 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1996
- 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, Georgia
- Gold, Olympic record
- 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, Georgia
- 1997
- 1998
- 1998 Goodwill Games – Uniondale, New York
- Silver
- 1998 Goodwill Games – Uniondale, New York
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2002 IAAF World Cup – Madrid, Spain
- Silver
- 2002 IAAF World Cup – Madrid, Spain
- 2003
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Paris, France
- Gold
- 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Birmingham, England
- 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Paris, France
- 2004
- 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Budapest, Hungary
- 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
- 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Budapest, Hungary
- 2005
- World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki, Finland
Bronze
- World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki, Finland
- 2006
- IAAF World Cup – Athens, Greece
- 110 Meter Hurdles, Gold
- IAAF World Cup – Athens, Greece
References[edit]
- ^ "Allen Johnson Bio - Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Air Force Hires Olympic Gold Medalist Allen Johnson as Assistant Track Coach - Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "IAAF All-time Top List 110 metres hurdles". Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2006.
- ^ "Tristine Johnson - Track & Field". Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ Tristine Johnson profile at TFRRS
External links[edit]
- Allen Johnson at World Athletics
- Allen Johnson at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- 2015 Hall of Fame bio at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Allen Johnson at Team USA (archive June 7, 2023) (archive August 25, 2004)
- Allen Johnson at Olympics.com
- Allen Johnson at Olympic.org (archived)
- Allen Johnson at Olympedia
- Works by or about Allen Johnson at Internet Archive
- Curtain draws on career of 7-time World champion Johnson, article from IAAF
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World Indoor Champions in men's 60 metres hurdles | |
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- American male hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Track and field athletes from Washington, D.C.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World record holders in masters athletics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's track and field athletes
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- IAAF Golden League winners
- People from Irmo, South Carolina
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics
- African-American track and field athletes
- American male track and field athletes