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.

Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.

Physical characteristics

• Height: 188 centimeters (74 in)
• Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
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

External links

• Breaux Greer profile at IAAF
• USATF