1. Allen Kenneth Johnson was born on March 1,1971 and is an American former hurdling athlete who won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
10 Facts About Allen Johnson
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Allen Johnson was the 1992 NCAA Indoor Champion for 55 meter hurdles but did not win the outdoor championship.
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Allen 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.
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Allen Johnson was however ranked world's number 1 throughout 2004's season.
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Allen Johnson was trained by Curtis Frye, at the University of South Carolina where he served as a volunteer assistant coach.
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Formerly, the sprint and hurdles coach at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, Allen Johnson is the Assistant Head Coach at the North Carolina State University under Rollie Geiger.
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Allen 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.
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Allen Johnson's 12.96 set while winning the 2006 IAAF World Cup at age 35, is the Masters M35 World Record.
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Allen Johnson officially retired in July 2010, at the age of 39.
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Daughter, Tristine Allen Johnson, competes as a 2014 senior at his alma mater University of North Carolina.