American Olympic high hurdles champion Allen Johnson defied the wet conditions to produce a brilliant 12.92 seconds in the 110 metres race , just 0.01 outside the world record held by Britain 's Colin Jackson .
<response> <misc>American Olympic</misc> high hurdles champion <person>Allen Johnson</person> defied the wet conditions to produce a brilliant 12.92 seconds in the 110 metres race , just 0.01 outside the world record held by <location>Britain</location> 's <person>Colin Jackson</person> . </response>