Allen Johnson

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| name = Allen Johnson

| image = Allen Johnson 2007.jpg

| caption = Johnson at 2007 ISTAF Berlin

| nationality = American

| residence = Irmo, South Carolina, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

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| height = 5 ft 10 in

| weight = 165 lb

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| sport = Sprint

| event = Hurdling

| collegeteam = North Carolina Tar Heels

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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

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-track/mtt/allen_johnson_787263.html |title=Allen Johnson Bio - Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site |access-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525235305/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-track/mtt/allen_johnson_787263.html |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/111511aaa.html |title=Air Force Hires Olympic Gold Medalist Allen Johnson as Assistant Track Coach - Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site |access-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526011447/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/111511aaa.html |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |url-status=live }}

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, which was the most all time until Grant Holloway secured 12 on September 6, 2024.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=110H/legal=A/index.html |title=IAAF All-time Top List 110 metres hurdles |access-date=June 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101094809/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=110H/legal=A/index.html |archive-date=January 1, 2008 |url-status=live }} 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,{{Cite web |url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205708304&DB_OEM_ID=3350 |title=Tristine Johnson - Track & Field |access-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234656/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205708304&DB_OEM_ID=3350 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=live }} competes as a 2014 senior{{TFRRS|name=Tristine Johnson|id=3301995}} at his alma mater University of North Carolina.

Achievements

(110 Meter Hurdles unless stated)

1994
1994 IAAF World Cup – London, England
Argent Silver
1995
1995 World Championships in Athletics – Gothenburg, Sweden
Or Gold
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Barcelona, Spain
Or 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
1996
1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, Georgia
Or Gold, Olympic record
1997
1997 World Championships in Athletics – Athens, Greece
Or Gold
1998
1998 Goodwill Games – Uniondale, New York
Argent Silver
2000
2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia
2001
2001 World Championships in Athletics – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Or Gold
Goodwill Games – Brisbane, Australia
Or Gold
2002
2002 IAAF World Cup – Madrid, Spain
Argent Silver
2003
2003 World Championships in Athletics – Paris, France
Or Gold
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Birmingham, England
Or 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
2004
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Budapest, Hungary
Or 60 Meter Hurdles, Gold
2005
World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki, Finland
Bronze Bronze
2006
IAAF World Cup – Athens, Greece
Or 110 Meter Hurdles, Gold

=Track records=

As of 11 September 2024, Johnson holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

Location !Time !Windspeed m/s !Date
class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
Atlanta, GA	12.92	+0.9	23/06/1996
Brisbane	13.16	–0.4	05/09/2001
Carson	12.99	+0.2	24/06/2005
Chania	13.22	+1.5	14/06/2000
Chapel Hill	13.19	0.0	17/05/1997
Clemson, SC	13.22	+0.1	16/05/1998
Cologne	12.98	+0.2	18/08/1995
Edmonton	13.04	–0.3	09/08/2001
Fort-de-France	13.04	+1.7	27/04/2002
Gothenburg	13.00	–0.1	12/08/1995
Hermosillo	13.39	+1.3	21/05/2005
Mexico City	13.08	–0.2	22/05/2004
Palo Alto, CA	13.08	–0.1	23/06/2002
Portland	13.27	+0.5	25/06/2000
Raleigh, NC	13.22	–0.5	12/06/1999
Rome	13.01	+0.8	07/07/1999
Sacramento, CA	12.97	+1.5	23/07/2000

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{USATF profile|old_id=TrackAndFieldArchive/2008/Johnson_Allen}}
{{USATF profile|Hall-of-Fame/2015-Hall-of-Fame-Bios/Allen-Johnson|2015 Hall of Fame bio}}
{{Team USA|new_id=allen-johnson|old_id=JO/Allen-Johnson|archive=20230607051243}} ([https://archive.today/20040825064207/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_1290.htm archive August 25, 2004])
{{Olympics.com profile|id=allen-johnson|org_archive=20210114050633}}
{{Olympedia|78609}}
{{Internet Archive author |sname=Allen Kenneth Johnson}}
[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=57410.html Curtain draws on career of 7-time World champion Johnson], article from IAAF

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Jackson|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance|years=1995 — 1998|after={{flagicon|USA}} Mark Crear}}

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|USA}} Mark Crear|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance|years=2000 — 2001|after={{flagicon|CUB}} Anier García}}

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|CUB}} Anier García|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance|years=2003|after={{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xiang}}

{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 60 m hurdles}}

Category:American male hurdlers

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field

Category:Track and field athletes from Washington, D.C.

Category:1971 births

Category:Living people