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American javelin thrower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. After attending Ouachita Parish High School and the University of Louisiana at Monroe, he went on to be the current American record holder in the event, with a throw of 91.29 m (299.5 ft), achieved on June 21, 2007, at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships. With it, he is currently ranked as the #15 thrower in history. This was also the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by Julius Yego in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively 2000 – 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen.
![]() World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka - Victory ceremony for the men's javelin competition. Andreas Thorkildsen, Tero Pitkämäki, Breaux Greer. | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | October 19, 1976|||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | |||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal bests | NACACR 91.36 m (2007) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of American Gladiators as Hurricane.[1]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1997 | USA Outdoor Championships | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3rd | 78.10 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th | 82.63 m (qual) 79.91 m (final) |
2001 | USA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 85.23 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 87.00 m | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 85.86 m | |
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 79.21 m |
World Championships | Paris, France | 14th | 76.82 m | |
2004 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | 87.68 m (NR) |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 12th | 87.25 m (qual) 74.36 m (final) | |
2005 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, California | 1st | 87.65 m |
2006 | Diamond League - Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | 3rd | 85.45 m |
2007 | Diamond League - Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | 88.73 m |
USA Outdoor Championships | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1st | 91.29 m (AR, NR) | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 86.21 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd | 73.68 m |
Greer and his wife, actress Katy Mixon, had a son in May 2017[2] and a daughter in May 2018.[3]
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