PARIS – Allen Johnson became the greatest hurdler in World Championships history Saturday night at the Stade de France, leading Team USA to a 1-2-4-5 finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2003 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Johnson (Irmo, S.C.) led virtually from start to finish, crossing the finish line in 13.12 seconds to win his fourth Worlds title. With the win, he surpassed Greg Foster’s three championships from 1983, ’87, and ’91, and added to his own titles from 1995, ’97 and ’01.

Johnson’s training partner, Terrence Trammell (Columbia, S.C.) followed him across the line in a season-best time of 13.20 seconds for the silver, and Xiang Liu of China was third in 13.20. Americans Larry Wade (Canoga Park, Calif. – 13.34) and Chris Phillips (Maumelle, Ark. – 13.36) were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Team USA picked up another silver medal Saturday in the women’s 4x100m relay, the team of Angela Williams (Ontario, Calif.), Chryste Gaines (Lithonia, Ga.), Inger Miller (Van Nuys, Calif.) and Torri Edwards (Los Angeles, Calif.) running 41.83 seconds to finish behind the French team of Patricia Girard, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Felix and Christine Arron. The Americans led coming into the homestretch, but Arron passed double sprint medalist Edwards to steal victory for the French team in 41.78 seconds. Russia was a distant third place in 42.66.

In Saturday’s only other final with a U.S. athlete, Grace Upshaw (Redwood City, Calif.), jumped 6.47m/21-2.75 to place eighth. Eunice Barber of France, the heptathlon silver medalist, won the event on her final jump of 6.99m/22-11.75.

Led by Kevin Collins’ (Craryville, N.Y.) 32nd-place finish (2:15:38), the U.S. marathon team placed 10th in team competition, with a three-person cumulative time of 6:50:35. Japan won the team title with 6:30:43, and Morocco’s Joauad Gharib won the overall individual title with a time of 2:08:31. Other American finishers were Clint Verran (Rochester Hills, Mich.), 39th (2:16:42); Keith Dowling (Reston, Va.), 47th (2:18:17); and Jimmy Hearld (Louisville, Ky.), 64th (2:26:59). Ryan Shay (East Jordan, Mich.) dropped out after the 30 km mark.

Team USA’s relays breezed through their rounds on Saturday, with the men’s and women’s 4x400m and the men’s 4x100m all posting the fastest times of the day.

The men’s 4x100m relay team of John Capel (Gainesville, Fla.), Bernard Williams (Miramar, Fla.), Darvis Patton (Fort Worth, Texas) and J.J. Johnson (Garland, Texas) won their first-round race in 38.28 seconds, then ran 37.99 seconds in the semifinal to have the fastest time by any team in either round.

The men’s 4x400m relay team of Calvin Harrison (Salinas, Calif.), Mitch Potter (Minneapolis, Minn.), Adam Steele (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Derrick Brew (Baton Rouge, La.) ran a world-leading time of 3:00.98.

The 4x400m women’s team of Me’Lisa Barber (Columbia, S.C.), DeeDee Trotter (Knoxville, Tenn.), Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas) and Jearl Miles-Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.) ran 3:24.57 to lead all qualifiers into Sunday’s final.

For Team USA quotes and complete results from the 2003 World Championships, visit www.usatf.org.