Curtis Johnson (born December 24, 1973) is a retired American sprinter. Running for the

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team, Johnson won the 1996 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the

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. He competed in the 100 metres at the 1992 World Junior Championships, the

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and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. At the 1992 World Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. His personal best times were 6.70 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 2001 in New York; 10.07 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sacramento; and 20.77 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Monaco. Johnson was born in

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* 1973 births Living people American male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Palmetto, Florida Track and field athletes from Florida Sportspeople from Bradenton, Florida NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners North Carolina Tar Heels men's track and field athletes 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub