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Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Mens Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5,000 m 10,000 m Marathon 110 m Hurdles 400 m Hurdles 3,000 m Steeplechase 4 x 100 m Relay 4 x 400 m 20 km Walk 50... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13. ... The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. ... The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America. ... The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from August 23 to August 31, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today. ... The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Barcelona, Spain in March 1995. ... The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham,UK between 14 March and 16 March 2003. ... The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. ... The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be held in Valencia, Spain in March, 2008 at the Luis Puig Palace. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Atlanta redirects here. ...

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. For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... This article is about the athletic event. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... Decathlon is an athletic event combining 10 track and field events. ...

Johnson was troubled by injury in 2000 and it was much to his credit that he made the final at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia just missing out on adding to his medal collection by finishing fourth. The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

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. The Stade de France is a stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... Terrence R. Trammell (born November 23, 1978 to Julie and Roger Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a hurdling athlete, who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Gregory (Greg) Foster (born April 4, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) United States of America was a hurdling athlete. ...

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. The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ...

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. Curtis Frye (born October 20, 1951 in Vass, North Carolina) is the head coach for the University of South Carolina Track and Field teams. ... The University of South Carolina (also known as USC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university. ... Irmo is a small town or municipality located 12 miles outside of Columbia, South Carolina. ...

Johnson's high school, Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia has a track and field that's named after Allen Johnson. Lake Braddock has spawned other Olympic atheletes including Women's Soccer Star Mia Hamm and World Record Swimmer Ed Moses. His personal best is 12.92 seconds, only 0.01 seconds short of the then-world record and 0.04 short of the current record. Johnson has legally finished 11 races in less than 13 seconds, more than anyone else so far.^[1]

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This is the complete list of mens Olympic medalists in athletics from 1896 to 2004. ... Thomas Pelham Tom Curtis (September 7, 1870 - May 23, 1944) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Alvin Christian Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876-January 6, 1928) was an American athlete. ... Frederick William Fred Schule (September 27, 1879 - September 14, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1904 Summer Olympics. ... Robert Leavitt (1883 - ?) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics. ... Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 - November 24, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... Frederick Warren Fred Kelly (September 12, 1891 - May 7, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Earl John Thomson (February 15, 1895 - April 19, 1971) was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles. ... Daniel Chapin Kinsey (January 22, 1902 - June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler, and later a scholar in physical education. ... Sydney James Montford Atkinson (March 14, 1901 - August 31, 1977) was a South African athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... George J. Saling (July 27, 1909 - April 15, 1933) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... Robert Forrest Spec Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. ... This article is about the American athlete. ... William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ... Lee Quincy Calhoun (February 23, 1933 - June 22, 1989) was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games. ... Lee Quincy Calhoun (February 23, 1933 - June 22, 1989) was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games. ... Hayes W. Jones (born August 4, 1938) is a former American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... William (Willie) Davenport (June 8, 1943 â€“ June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. ... Rodney Milburn, Jr. ... Guy Drut (born December 6, 1950) is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles. ... Thomas Munkelt (born August 3, 1952) was an East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... Roger Kingdom on the cover of Track and Field News Roger Nona Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is a former sprint hurdler from the United States. ... Roger Kingdom on the cover of Track and Field News Roger Nona Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is a former sprint hurdler from the United States. ... Marcus Mark McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a former Canadian athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Anier GarcÃa Ortiz (born March 9, 1976) is a Cuban athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ... For other uses, see Liu Xiang (disambiguation). ...

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