- Dominic Johnson
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Dominic Laurence Johnson (born October 31, 1975) is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.
His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres relay. In 1998, Dominic established his national indoor record of 5.55m in Flagstaff, Arizona.[1] A graduate of University of Arizona, he has been described by then-coach Dave Murray as "the best all around athlete we've ever had at the university." [2] Dominic, a past Sportsman of the Year recipient in St Lucia, won a silver medal for St Lucia at the 2008 CAC Championships in Cali, Colombia. In collaboration with journalist Terry Finisterre, Dominic also set up a College Athletic Scholarship Program which benefitted more than 30 St. Lucian athletes, one of who went on to become a 2004 Olympian.
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Education
- Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Anthropology, 1998
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- Three time All-American in Track and Field
- Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award Recipient, multiple times
- Three Time NCAA All-American in Pole Vault and Decathlon
- The Student Athlete Advisory Board for the University of Arizona
- Men’s Track and Field Team Captain
Athletic experience
- 1996 Olympian in the Pole Vault and 4x400 meter relay, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1999 Central American and Caribbean Champion, Bridgetown, Barbados
- 1999 World Championship Qualifier, Sevilla, Spain
- 2000 Olympian in the Pole Vault, Sydney, Australia
- 2001 World Championships Qualifier, Edmonton, Canada
- 2002 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist, Manchester, England
- 2003 World Championships Qualifier, Paris, France
- 2003 Pan-American Games Bronze Medalist, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 2006 Commonwealth Games 5th Place, Pole Vault, Melbourne, Australia
- 2007 Pan American Games 4th Place, Pole Vault, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- 2008 Olympian in the Pole Vault, Beijing, China
International Olympic Committee Athletes Commission Representative
Achievements
- 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal
- 2007 Pan American Games - fourth place
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games - silver medal
- 2006 Commonwealth Games - fifth place
- 2003 Pan American Games - bronze medal
- 2002 IAAF World Cup - fourth place
- 2002 Commonwealth Games - bronze medal
- 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal (5.41 CR)
- 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
- 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal (5.61 CR)
References
- ^ http://www.mail-archive.com/t-and-f@lists.uoregon.edu/msg23223.html National Indoor Pole Vault Records
- ^ http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/91/104/11_1_m.html Vaulting Made Easy
- IAAF profile for Dominic Johnson
1926: José Sanjurjo (CUB) • 1930: Humberto Villa (CUB) • 1935: José Sabater (PUR) • 1938: Rigoberto Pérez (MEX) • 1946 – 1950: José Vincente (PUR) • 1954: José Barbosa (PUR) • 1959 – 1966: Rolando Cruz (PUR) • 1970: Juan Laza (CUB) • 1974: Roberto Moré (CUB) • 1978: Augusto Perdomo (CUB) • 1982 – 1986: Rubén Camino (CUB) • 1990: Ángel García (CUB) • 1993 – 1998: Edgar Díaz (PUR) • 2002: Dominic Johnson (LCA) • 2006: Robinson Pratt (MEX) • 2010: Giovanni Lanaro (MEX)
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Pole vaulters
- Saint Lucian athletes
- Arizona Wildcats athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Saint Lucia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Saint Lucia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Lucia
- Pan American Games competitors for Saint Lucia
- Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs
- Saint Lucian people stubs
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