American javelin thrower
Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw . After attending Ouachita Parish High School and the University of Louisiana at Monroe , he went on to be the current American record holder in the event, with a throw of 91.29 m (299.5 ft ), achieved on June 21, 2007, at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships . With it, he is currently ranked as the #15 thrower in history .This was also the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by Julius Yego in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion , consecutively from 2000 until 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen .
Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of American Gladiators as Hurricane.[ 1]
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing the United States
1997
USA Outdoor Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana
3rd
78.10 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
12th
82.63 m (qual) 79.91 m (final)
2001
USA Outdoor Championships
Eugene, Oregon
1st
85.23 m
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
4th
87.00 m
Goodwill Games
Brisbane , Australia
2nd
85.86 m
2003
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3rd
79.21 m
World Championships
Paris, France
14th
76.82 m
2004
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
1st
87.68 m (NR)
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
12th
87.25 m (qual) 74.36 m (final)
2005
Mt. SAC Relays
Walnut, California
1st
87.65 m
2006
Diamond League - Meeting de Paris
Paris, France
3rd
85.45 m
2007
Diamond League - Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
2nd
88.73 m
USA Outdoor Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana
1st
91.29 m (AR, NR)
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
3rd
86.21 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
22nd
73.68 m
Personal life
Greer and his wife, actress Katy Mixon , had a son in May 2017[ 2] and a daughter in May 2018.[ 3]
References
External links
1909–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1993–onwards USA Track & Field Olympic Trials
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials , otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Notes
Kenneth 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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