Brian Johnson (athlete)
Brian Johnson ( born March 5, 1980 in Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana) is an American athlete who is best known as a long jumper. At a height of 1.96 m his competition weight is 91 kg.
Life
Brian Johnson attended the Iowa High School in Iowa, Louisiana. He then studied at Southern University in Baton Rouge. His coach is Johnny Thomas from Southern University. At the beginning of his studies in political science, which he had taken up with a basketball scholarship, his basketball coach Geoff McCracken persuaded him, first of all, from basketball to track and field training, and thus switch to the long jump to improve his vertical leap. After graduation, he remained at the University as an assistant coach. He is married and has a son.
Achievements
Brian Johnson won the 2003 NCAA Championship, the hall, which was held at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, in the long jump with 8.28 meters. Then it threw back two torn ligaments in the knee. The U.S. Indoor Championships in Boston in 2005 he won with 7.89 m in 2006 and also in Boston with 7.95 m. In 2006 he also won with 8.10 m the U.S. long jump championships outdoors. At the 5th IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart in 2007, he finished second with 8.16 meters. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he came with 7.79 m in the second trial did not have the qualifications addition, his first and last jump was invalid. At the U.S. Trials, he had qualified second with 8.30m in his last try for the Olympics.
His best jump outdoors is in the long jump at 8.33 meters, situated respectively on 11 June 2005 in Bad Langensalza and on 29 April 2006 in Fort- de -France. In the 100 -meter run his best time is 10.24 s, situated in Baton Rouge on 13 April 2002, the 200 -meter run 20.65 s, which he ran in Beaumont, Texas on 29 March 2003. In the hall, his record stands in the long jump at 8.28 meters, which he jumped in Fayetteville on 14 March 2003, in the 60 - meter dash in 6.72 s February 15, 2003 in Houston and in the 55 - meter dash 6.28 s, which he ran both on March 2, 2003 in Baton Rouge as well as on January 9, 2005 in Nashville.