Background
Johnson, Allen was born on March 1, 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Johnson, Allen was born on March 1, 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, 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.
Johnson was troubled by injury in but still made the final at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia just missing out on adding to his medal collection by finishing fourth. At the 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 "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, Colorado, Johnson is now the Assistant Head Coach at the University of Kentucky under Edrick Floreal. 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. 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.
( IAAF World Cup - London, England World Championships in Athletics - Gothenburg, Sweden IAAF World Indoor Championships - Barcelona, Spain 60 Meter Hurdles, Summer Olympics - Atlanta, Georgia, Olympic record World Championships in Athletics - Athens, Greece Goodwill Games - Uniondale, New York Summer Olympics - Sydney, Australia World Championships in Athletics - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada IAAF World Cup - Madrid, Spain World Championships in Athletics - Paris, France IAAF World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England 60 Meter Hurdles, IAAF World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary 60 Meter Hurdles.
