Allen Johnson

For other people named Allen Johnson, see Allen Johnson (disambiguation).

Medal record
Johnson at 2007 ISTAF Berlin
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.

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.

Career

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 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, and 0.05 short of the current record of Dayron Robles. Johnson has legally finished 11 races in less than 13 seconds, more than anyone else so far. Johnson officially retired in July 2010, at the age of 39.

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
    • Gold
• 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

External links

• 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