Alaysha Johnson

Alaysha Johnson (born July 20, 1996) is an American hurdler. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in the 100 metres hurdles having placed second in the 2024 US Olympic trials. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Biography A student at the University of Oregon Johnson is studying for a master's degree in sociology. At high school she was on the debate team and was named the Texas Gatorade Track & Field Girls Athlete of the Year award as a high school junior in 2013.

Johnson was the runner up in the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships behind Gabbi Cunningham. Johnson was also runner up in the 100 m hurdles at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, this time behind Kendra Harrison with Johnson running a personal best of 12.35 seconds. That time of 12.35 placed Johnson twelfth on the all time 100 metres hurdles list, worldwide. Consequent from this performance Johnson was selected for the American team to take part in the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. Unfortunately for Johnson, the 100 metre hurdle event did not go well for her as she was one of a number of athletes to crash out and be disqualified, including her compatriot and the defending world champion, Nia Ali.

She finished as runner-up in the 100 m hurdles at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024. The following month, finished second at the US Olympic Trials in a personal best time of 12.31 seconds to earn a place on the US team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She subsequently competed in the 100 m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the final, where she placed seventh overall.

Johnson competed in the 2025 Diamond League event at the 2025 Meeting de Paris in June 2025. On 2 August, she placed third in the final of the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She was a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Johnson opened her 2026 indoor season competing in Europe, her performances including running 7.88 for the 60 metres hurdles at the Czech Golden Gala in Ostrava, and 7.85 at the Copernicus Cup in Toruń. Also in Poland, she ran 12.75 seconds for the 100m hurdles at the Irena Szewińska Memorial in May. Competing at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb on 26 June, Johnson ran a meeting record in the 100m hurdles in 12.43 seconds in a photo finish from compatriot Rayniah Jones, who was credited with the same time. On 28 June, Johnson was third in 12.39 at the 2026 Meeting de Paris. On 10 July, Johnson was second in 12.38 seconds for the 100 m hurdles at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco. On 25 July, she placed second with 12.42 seconds at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York. Returning to Europe, she placed third in the 100 m hurdles at the 2026 Athletissima in Lausanne, in 12.49 seconds on 21 August.

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NCAA Alaysha Johnson is a 8-time All-American, 2-time Pac-12 Conference Champion, 5-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree, 3-time Big 12 Conference finalist & 3-time MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships runner-up. Johnson is #1 in Oregon Ducks Track and Field history in 100 m hurdles with her time of 12.69 seconds in 2017 and top 10 in the 400 m hurdles. Johnson is #2 behind Sasha Wallace in Oregon Ducks Track and Field history in 60 m hurdles with her time of 8.01 seconds.

Prep Alaysha Johnson is the 2013 Gatorade Texas Track and Field Athlete of the Year, a 5-time high school All-American, 2012 Texas UIL 5A State Champion, 5-time University Interscholastic League state finalist. Johnson set Spring High School records in 100 hurdles – 13.98 & 300 hurdles - 41.24.