Brian Johnson (athlete)

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Brian Johnson
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1980-03-05) 5 March 1980 Iowa, Louisiana
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana^[1]
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Club	Holifield International^[1]
Coached by	Johnny Thomas^[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 8.33 m (2006) Indoor: 8.28 m (2003)

Brian Johnson (born March 5, 1980 in Iowa, Louisiana) is an American long jumper.^[3] He is a 2003 NCAA indoor champion, a 2006 U.S. outdoor long jump champion, and a two-time U.S. indoor champion (2005 and 2006).^[1] He posted a personal best of 8.33 metres by placing second in the men's long jump at an international meet in Fort-de-France, Martinique.^[4] Johnson also won a silver medal for his category at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, with a best jump of 8.16 metres.^[5]

Johnson earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, with a best jump of 8.30 metres (27–2.75 ft).^[6] He competed as a member of U.S. track and field team in the men's long jump, along with his teammates Miguel Pate and Trevell Quinley. Johnson performed the best jump at 7.79 metres from his second attempt, but fell short in his bid for the final, as he placed twenty-second overall in the qualifying rounds.^[7]

Johnson currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he works as an assistant track and field coach at Southern University.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "USATF – Brian Johnson". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Southern Names Johnson Interim Track Coach". Southwestern Athletic Conference. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ "Brian Johnson". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (12 May 2006). "Guevara vs Williams-Darling to top out Banamex 2006". IAAF. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ Turner, Chris (23 September 2007). "Men's Long Jump". IAAF. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ Dunaway, James (30 June 2008). "Gay runs windy 9.68 – fastest 100m ever in any conditions – US Olympic Trials, Day 3". IAAF. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
↑ "Men's Long Jump Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

External links

v t e US National Championship winners in Men's long jump

1876-1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Isaiah Frazier 1877: William Livingston 1878: William Willmer

1879-1888 NAAAA	1879: Frank Kilpatrick 1880-81: John Voorhees 1882: John Jenkins 1883-86: Malcolm Ford 1887: Alexander Jordan 1888^{Note 1}: Victor Schifferstein

1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Halpin 1889: Malcolm Ford 1890: Alfred Copeland 1891: Charles Reber 1892: Eugene Goff 1893: Charles Reber 1894: Eugene Goff 1895-97: Edward Bloss 1898: Myer Prinstein 1899: Alvin Kraenzlein 1900-01: Harry McDonald 1902: Myer Prinstein 1903: Percival Molson 1904: Myer Prinstein 1905: Hugo Friend 1906: Myer Prinstein 1907: Daniel Kelly 1908: Platt Adams 1909-10: Frank Irons 1911-12: Platt Adams 1913: Phil Stiles 1914: Platt Adams 1915-16: Harry Worthington 1917: Joseph Irish 1918: David Politzer 1919: Floyd Smart 1920^OT: Sol Butler 1921: Ed Gourdin 1922-27: DeHart Hubbard 1928^OT: Ed Hamm 1929: Edward Gordon 1930-31: Al Bates 1932^OT: Edward Gordon 1933-34: Jesse Owens 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Kermit King 1938-39: William Lacefield 1940-42: Billy Brown 1943: William Christopher 1944: William Lund 1945: Herb Douglas 1946-47: Willie Steele 1948: Fred Johnson 1949: Gay Bryan 1950: James Holland 1951-53: George Brown 1954: John Bennett 1955: Greg Bell 1956-58: Ernie Shelby 1959: Greg Bell 1960: Henk Visser 1961-66: Ralph Boston 1967: Jerry Proctor 1968-69: Bob Beamon 1970: Bouncy Moore 1971-72: Arnie Robinson 1973: Randy Williams 1974: Bouncy Moore 1975-78: Arnie Robinson 1979: Larry Myricks

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Larry Myricks 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Mike McRae 1985: Mike Conley, Sr. 1986-87: Carl Lewis 1988: Eric Metcalf 1989: Larry Myricks 1990: Mike Powell 1991: Carl Lewis 1992^OT: Mike Powell

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993-96^OT: Mike Powell 1997: Joe Greene 1998: Roland McGhee 1999: Kevin Dilworth 2000^OT: Melvin Lister 2001-02: Savante Stringfellow 2003-04^OT: Dwight Phillips 2005: Miguel Pate 2006: Brian Johnson 2007: Dwight Phillips 2008^OT: Trevell Quinley 2009-10: Dwight Phillips 2011-12^OT: Marquise Goodwin

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Brian
Alternative names
Short description	American long jumper
Date of birth	March 5, 1980
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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