Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. 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 Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record and Com ...

in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively 2000 – 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen. Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of '' American Gladiators'' as Hurricane.

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Greer and his wife, actress

Katy Mixon Katy Mixon (born March 30, 1981) is an American actress. She began her career playing supporting roles in films such as ''The Quiet'' (2005), ''Four Christmases'' (2008), and '' State of Play'' (2009), before landing the female leading role in th ...

, had a son in May 2017 and a daughter in May 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greer, Breaux 1976 births Living people American male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Track and field athletes from Houston World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games