Dominic Laurence Johnson (born October 31, 1975) is a

St Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindia ...

n retired athlete competing in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. Early in his career he competed in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

. His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon,

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

and

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

. In 1998, Dominic established his national indoor record of 5.55 m in Flagstaff, Arizona. 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." 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Dominic 1975 births Living people Saint Lucian pole vaulters Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Saint Lucia Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Saint Lucia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Saint Lucia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Saint Lucian decathletes Male pole vaulters Saint Lucian male athletes Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Saint Lucia Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games