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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Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.[1]
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Physical characteristics
- Height: 188 centimeters (74 in)
- Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th | 79.91 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 87.00 m |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | ||
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 14th | 76.82 m | |
2004 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | 87.68 m = NR |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd |
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
References
External links
- Breaux Greer profile at IAAF
- USATF
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- Use mdy dates from January 2015
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1976 births
- Living people
- American javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- People from Houston, Texas
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- American track and field athletics biography stubs