Who Will be the Next U.S. High Hurdling Great?
Now that Allen Johnson is entering the twilight of his career, the time has come to start thinking about who the next great American high hurdler will be. The history of American distinction in this event dates back to the early part of the twentieth century, and has been continued generation after generation. From Forrest Towns to Bill Porter to Harrison Dillard (pictured left) to Jack Davis to Lee Calhoun to Hayes Jones to Willie Davenport to Rodney Milburn to Renaldo Nehemiah to Greg Foster to Roger Kingdom to Allen Johnson, the United States has set the standard for excellence in the high hurdles throughout the world since the inception of the event. With the exception of the U.K.’s Colin Jackson in the 1990’s, no non-American hurdler has ever stood head and shoulders above the rest of the hurdling world. Until now. With Liu Xiang of China having won the Olympic gold medal in 2004, and with Ladji Doucoure of France having won the World Championship gold medal in 2005, it has become
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