Jan Johnson
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Jan Johnson (born November 11, 1950, in Hammond, Indiana) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He graduated in 1972 from the University of Alabama, where he holds the school record in the pole vault at 18 feet, 1/2 inch.
He competed for the United States in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where he won the bronze medal.
Johnson held a world indoor record at 17 feet, 7 inches while competing for the University of Kansas. He transferred to Alabama, where he became a three-time NCAA champion. He won the 1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[1] He was also an accomplished long jumper and sprinter in both high school and college.
Johnson won the 1968 Illinois state high school championship while competing at
Jan Johnson runs "Sky Jumpers," a pole vault camp based on the central coast of California.[4] Johnson also hosts auxiliary "Sky Jumpers" camps annually in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Johnson has been an outspoken innovator and advocate for pole vault safety. He co-authored The Illustrated History of the Pole Vault, published in 2007. His second book: "The High Flyer and the Cultural Revolution" has recently been published to high reviews.
References
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/mPV.asp. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
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(help)[dead link] USA Pole Vault Champions - ^ https://www.legacy.usatf.org/about/leadership/OffTheRecordBlog/?b=39 USATF
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Johnson_Chelsea.asp USATF bio
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/groups/Coaches/education/specialPrograms/2006/Southern%20CA%20All%20Sports%20Coaches%20Clinic/schedule.asp Coaching
External links
- Jan Johnson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official Website