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Hurdling requires both great running speed and excellent technique. Good hurdlers "run through" hurdles rather than jumping over them. Hurdlers will generally go over the hurdles using the same lead leg each time, taking three strides between hurdles.

The sprint hurdle races (60 m, 100 m and 110 m) use high hurdles, which are 42 inches (1.07 m) high for men and 33 inches (.84 m) high for women.

Greats: Allen Johnson

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Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 m hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Washington, DC, an all-round athlete Johnson attended University of North Carolina and excelled at high jump, long jump and decathlon as well as hurdles.

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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.

2003 in the Stade de France, saw Johnson win his fourth IAAF World Championships in Athletics 110 metre high 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 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.
His personal best is 12.92 seconds, only one centisecond short of the current world record. Johnson managed to finish 8 races in less than 13 seconds, more than anyone else so far.

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Greats: Gail Devers

Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. Devers grew up near San Diego and graduated from Sweetwater High School in nearby National City, CA.

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A young talent in the 100 m and 100 m hurdles, Devers was in training for the 1988 Summer Olympics, started experiencing health problems, suffering from among others migraine and vision loss. She qualified for the Olympics 100 m hurdles, in which she was eliminated in the semi-finals, but her health continued to deteriorate even further.

In 1990, she was diagnosed with Graves' disease, and started radiation therapy. Amazingly, Devers recovered quickly and resumed training. Going on to set many records and achieve many goals.

Career Highlights: 2-time Olympic 100m champion (‘92, ‘96); 3-time World 100H champion (‘93, ‘95, ‘99); 1993 World 100m champion; 3-time World Indoor 60m champion (‘93, ’97, ‘04); 2003 World Indoor 60H champion; 10-time U.S. 100mH champ (’91, ’92, ’95, ’96, ’99, ’00, 2001-04); 1996 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist

Where to get it:
» Niketown
» Nike.com
» Footlocker
» Eastbay
» Ernst Sporting Goods
» Dick's Sporting Goods

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