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 #18 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 from 2000 until 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen.
Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of American Gladiators as Hurricane.
Achievements Representing the 1997USA Outdoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana 3rd78.10 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia12th82.63 m (qual) 79.91 m (final)2001USA Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon 1st85.23 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th87.00 m Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia 2nd85.86 m2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd79.21 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France14th76.82 m 2004World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 1st87.68 m (NR)Olympic GamesAthens, Greece12th87.25 m (qual) 74.36 m (final)2005Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, California 1st87.65 m2006Diamond League - Meeting de ParisParis, France 3rd85.45 m2007Diamond League - Bislett GamesOslo, Norway2nd88.73 mUSA Outdoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana 1st91.29 m (AR, NR)World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 3rd86.21 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China 22nd73.68 m
Personal life Greer and his wife, actress Katy Mixon, had a son in May 2017 and a daughter in May 2018.
References
External links
Breaux Greer at USATF