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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.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. 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, competes as a 2014 senior at his alma mater University of North Carolina. 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 2006 IAAF World Cup – Athens, Greece 110 Meter Hurdles, GoldReferences External links 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.comAllen 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. Discover the Allen Johnson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Allen Johnson books.

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  • The Horse You Came in On synopsis, comments

    The Horse You Came in On

    Martha Grimes

    The murder is in America, but the call goes out to Scotland Yard superintendent Richard Jury. Accompanied by his aristocratic friend Melrose Plant and by Sargeant Wiggins, Jury arr...

  • Conrad W. Rafield v. Allen A. Johnson synopsis, comments

    Conrad W. Rafield v. Allen A. Johnson

    Supreme Court of Alabama

    BLOODWORTH, Justice. This is an appeal by defendant Conrad W. Rafield, Jr. from a final and a supplemental decree of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, rendered in f...

  • Allen P. Johnson v. Huntington Moving and synopsis, comments

    Allen P. Johnson v. Huntington Moving and

    United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

    Under Section 1, Article IV of the Constitution of the United States, the judgment or decree of a court of record of another state will be given full faith and credit in the courts...

  • Making History synopsis, comments

    Making History

    Richard Cohen

    A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s historyfrom Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burnsand how their biases influenc...

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    Gothic Heat

    Portia Da Costa

    The longawaited sequel to Gothic Blue Paula Beckett has a problem. The spirit of the wicked and voluptuous sorceress Isidora Katori is trying to possess her body and Paula finds he...

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    Jefferson and His Colleagues, a Chronicle of the Virginia Dynasty

    Allen Johnson

    According to Wikipedia: "Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)[1] was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of In...

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    Johnson v. Allen

    Supreme Court of Kansas

    The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a consolidated appeal. The appellants Johnson appeal from an order of the trial court sustaining appellee's motion to ...

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    The Butler

    Wil Haygood

    This mesmerizing companion book to the awardwinning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the...

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    Works of Allen Johnson

    Allen Johnson

    3 works of Allen Johnson American historian, Professor of history at Yale University (18701931) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Allen Johnson. A dynamic table of con...

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    The Lady Detective

    Ava January

    London's lawbreakers and loathsome lords ... beware!How does a wealthy widow avoid the marriage market in 1890s London?If you're Lady Theodosia FortescueBrown, you hide behind outr...

  • David Allen Johnson v. State Indiana synopsis, comments

    David Allen Johnson v. State Indiana

    Court Of Appeals Of Maryland

    DefendantAppellant David Allen Johnson was found guilty of murder by a jury in the St. Joseph Circuit Court. He was sentenced to a fifty (50) year term of imprisonment. He directly...

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    Ask Not

    Max Allan Collins

    Decades after JFK's tragic death, Max Allan Collins's rigorous research for Ask Not raises new questions about the most controversial assassination of our time. Chicago, September ...

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    Louisburg Square

    A. Dudley Johnson, Jr.

    How does a woman divorce her husband in a time when only men had the right to “grant divorces?” It’s the Gilded Age and Anna Tattersall has taken her two boys and left her husband ...

  • State Wisconsin v. Allen Briggs Johnson synopsis, comments

    State Wisconsin v. Allen Briggs Johnson

    Third Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals

    Allen Johnson appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence and an order denying his motion for sentence reduction. He was convicted of three counts of seconddegree sexual ass...

  • James Allen Johnson v. State Texas synopsis, comments

    James Allen Johnson v. State Texas

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

    The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction for error in refusing to submit jury instructions on the defensive theories of necessity, V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 9.22, and selfdefen...

  • JFK vs. Allen Dulles synopsis, comments

    JFK vs. Allen Dulles

    Greg Poulgrain, Oliver Stone & James DiEugenio

    For those interested in the assassination of JFK, the untold story of Indonesia, gold, JFK, Allen Dulles, the CIA, and secret military coups. Two of the most fascinating figures in...

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    Bold Words from Black Women

    Tamara Pizzoli

    Celebrate the power of Black womanhood in this firstofitskind collection of inspirational quotes from fifty activists, artists, and leaders, featuring bold, attentiongrabbing illus...

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    Adirondack

    A. Dudley Johnson, Jr.

    A young wife and mother. A dashing Native American. Love in an era when “that just wasn’t done!” It’s the Gilded Age and Anna Tattersall spends her days at teas and parties, doi...