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Johnson, Trammell to Face Off in adidas Oregon Hurdles PORTLAND - American high hurdles record holder Allen Johnson and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell will face-off in a high-profile matchup at the June 3 adidas Oregon Track Classic. The IAAF Grand Prix II meet will be held on Sunday, June 3 at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. The meet starts at 1 p.m. Johnson holds the American record in the 110-Meter High Hurdles at 12.92 seconds. He is a two-time IAAF World Champion and he won the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He set a meet record of 13.27 in winning the hurdles race in Portland last year. Johnson, the 2000 U.S. champion, ranked second in the world last year. Trammell had a breakout season in 2000 when he won NCAA titles in both the high hurdles and the 100 meters on his way to the Olympic silver medal. He ran a career-best 13.16 and ranked third in the world. At the adidas Oregon Track Classic, Johnson and Trammell will face a talented field that includes 2001 world leader Dewane Wallace, 2000 world # 6 Dominique Arnold, 1996 U.S. Olympian Eugene Swift, 1999 meet champion Larry Wade, and Jamaican record holder Robert Foster. |
