Dave Johnson (athlete)

David (Dave ) Allen Johnson ( born April 7, 1963 in Missoula, Montana ) is a former American athlete.

Johnson participated in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona part in the decathlon and won the bronze medal with 8,309 points behind the Czech outsider Robert Změlík and Antonio Peñalver from Spain. Johnson was the big favorite in this match, the first disciplines, however, were satisfactory. Under normal circumstances, would have been the third discipline, the shot put, already have to mean the end for the competition of the American. Johnson had also get the third shock appears after the first two occurred over trials as invalid. However, on the intervention of the head judge he was allowed to repeat the third test and thrust personal best. What the Head Judge moved, Johnson grant a fourth trial, was never clarified, all protests were rejected.

After his retirement from competitive sports Johnson became a preacher of a Christian community of faith and book author.