USA Track and Field chief executive Doug Logan paid tribute to 1996 Olympic champion hurdler Allen Johnson as a class act, after Johnson announced his retirement from athletics.

"Allen Johnson is an inspiration for competition as lifelong pursuit," Logan said. "He embodies all the qualities you could ask for from a champion. Above all, he conducted himself with class, on and off the track."

Johnson, who won Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996 in the 110m hurdles, said at the British Grand Prix Diamond League meeting on Saturday that at the age of 39 his body "can't take it anymore."

Johnson was a four-time world outdoor champion, a three-time world indoor champion and a seven-time US national champion.

The era of Johnson's dominance in the 110m hurdles began in 1995, when he ended a run of 44 straight victories for Britain's Colin Jackson.

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