Breaux Greer
Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976 in Houston, Texas) is an American male javelin thrower. He is an eight time American Champion and American record holder for the javelin with a throw of 91.29 meters (299.5 ft), achieved on June 21, 2007 during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. As according to the current 1986 model, Greer's throw in Indianapolis of 91.29 meters ranks him as the #10 javelin thrower of all time (with new javelin) and was the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by Julius Yego in 2015.
His coach is Finnish Kari Ihalainen. He appeared on the second season of American Gladiators as Hurricane.
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Physical characteristics
- Height: 188 centimeters (74 in)
- Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)
Achievements
Seasonal bests by year
- 1998 - 79.68
- 2000 - 82.63
- 2001 - 87.00
- 2002 - 81.78
- 2003 - 82.10
- 2004 - 87.68
- 2005 - 87.65
- 2006 - 85.45
- 2007 - 91.29
- 2008 - 73.68
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- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
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- Ken Churchill had the longest throw in the 1932 competition (which doubled as the Olympic Trials), ahead of Malcolm Metcalf. However, Churchill qualified for the final only due to a late rule change by the U.S. Olympic Committee, allowing eight rather than five finalists. As this rule change applied only to the Olympic Trials, Churchill is considered to have won at the Trials and Metcalf at the national championships, even though they were the same meet.
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