Dominic Johnson (pole vaulter)
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Dominic Laurence Johnson (born October 31, 1975) is a
St Lucian retired athlete competing in the pole vault. Early in his career he competed in the decathlon
.
His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current
4 x 400 metres relay. In 1998, Dominic established his national indoor record of 5.55 m 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.
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
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Saint Lucia
| |||||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
|
25th (h) | 4 × 400 m | 3:10.51 (NR) |
| – | Pole vault | NM | |||
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
9th (sf) | 400 m | 47.85 |
| 7th | Pole vault | 4.80 m | |||
| 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.66 m | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
8th | Decathlon | 7587 pts | |
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados
|
1st | Pole vault | 5.61 m |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada
|
8th | 4 × 100 m | 40.56 s | |
| – | Pole vault | NM | |||
| World Championships | Seville, Spain
|
18th (q) | Pole vault | 5.55 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
|
26th (q) | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
1st | Pole vault | 5.20 m |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
|
15th (q) | Pole vault | 5.60 m | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom
|
3rd | Pole vault | 5.60 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador
|
1st | Pole vault | 5.41 m | |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
3rd | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France
|
25th (q) | Pole vault | 5.35 m | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia
|
5th | Pole vault | 5.35 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.20 m
| |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
4th | Pole vault | 4.90 m |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia
|
2nd | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China
|
30th (q) | Pole vault | 5.30 m | |
References
- ^ "t-and-f: Pole Vault Indoor National Records". Mail-archive.com. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "Vaulting to new heights - February 25, 1998". Wc.arizona.edu. 1998-02-25. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
