1996 Olympic gold medalist; 4-time World Outdoor champion (‘95, ’97, ’01, ‘03); 1995, 2003, 2004 World Indoor 60mH champion; 6-time U.S. Outdoor champion (‘96, ‘97, ’00, ’01, ’02, ‘03); 4-time U.S. Indoor champ (’95, ’02, ’03, ‘04); 1997 World Champs 4x400 gold medalist; 1992 NCAA Indoor 55H champ; 1997 Jesse Owens Award winner.

Johnson, in 2003 in Paris, lead Team USA to a 1-2-4-5 finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2003 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championship. With the win, he surpassed Greg Foster’s three championships from 1983, ’87, and ’91, and added to his own titles from 1995, ’97 and ’01…Johnson clipped a hurdle and fell during the first round of competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, but ended the season with three of the top seven times in the world that year. Suffering from injuries in 2000 and early in 2001, Johnson came back to remind the world that he is the top 110m hurdler, winning the 2001 World Championships and Goodwill Games. While watching the ‘92 Olympics on television with his family, Johnson predicted that he would win the ‘96 Olympic gold. Now coached by Curtis Frye...is single; has one daughter, Tristine...USATF’s 1999 Visa Humanitarian of the Year. A fierce competitor, Johnson recently revealed that he is blind in his left eye.

2004: World Indoors gold medalist (7.36 tied AR)… 3rd at Olympic Trials 110m hurdles (13.29)…did not finish in opening round at Olympic Games after hitting a hurdle…USA Indoors champion (7.44)…ranked #2 in world (#1U.S.) by T&FN...best of 13.05.

2003: World Outdoor champion (13.12)…USA Indoor champion (7.39)…World Indoor 60mH champion (7.47)…USA Outdoor champion (13.37)… ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.

2002: USA Outdoor champ (13.08)…USA Indoor champ (7.45)…2nd at World Cup (13.45 into a 2.2 mps headwind)… ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.)…best of 13.04AL.

2001: Won third World Outdoor title in fastest time in the world in 2001 (13.04)…USA Outdoor champ (13.22)…ranked #1 in the world by T&FN…best of 13.04.

2000: 4th at Olympics (13.23)...suffered a hamstring injury competing in Japan just prior to the Olympics, which hindered his performance in Sydney.

1999: Injured much of season...2nd at USA Outdoors (13.15w)…ranked #5 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 13.01.

1998: Skipped hurdles at USA Outdoors to run 200, where he placed second... ran 13.10 or better five times... ranked #2 world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...ranked #6 in U.S. at 200...bests of 12.98 and 20.54.

1997: Won second world title in 110HH at World Champs, also won second gold as anchor leg in heats for winning 4x400 relay (46.4 split)...won 110HH at USA Outdoors...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...bests of 12.93 and 20.26.

1996: Won gold at Olympic Games (12.95)... 2nd in 60HH at USA Indoors... ranked #1 in world by T&FN...bests of 12.92AR and 20.84.

1995: Gold at World Outdoor Champs...also won World Indoors and USA Indoors...ranked #2 in world and U.S. in hurdles by T&FN...best of 12.98, and also 10.42 in the 100.

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