Two World Track Records Fall; Johnson Just Misses Third

Morocco’s Salah Hissou broke the world 10,000 meters record, Russia’s Svetlana Masterkova set a women’s 1,000 mark, and 110 hurdles champion Allen Johnson came within one-hundredth of a second of another record Friday at the Van Damme Memorial track meet.

Hissou clocked 26 minutes, 38.08 seconds to shave 5.45 seconds off the 10,000 record set by Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie in June 1995.

Masterkova, the Olympic 800 and 1,500 gold medalist who also set the 1,500 world mark in Zurich nine days ago, clocked 2:28.98 in the seldom run 1,000 meters.

Johnson tied his own Olympic trials time and the U.S. record he shares with Roger Kingdom.

Johnson ran 12.92 seconds in unfavorable rainy conditions at King Baudouin Stadium, powering past record-holder Colin Jackson of Britain, who ran 13.24.

Another Olympic winner, women’s 100-meter champ Gail Devers, ran the second-quickest time of the year, 10.0.

Dennis Mitchell upset Olympic champion and world-record holder Donovan Bailey, winning the 100 meters in 10.03. Bailey finished second in 10.09, and Carl Lewis placed third in 10.10 despite a sore leg.