Dominic Laurence Johnson (born October 31, 1975) is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

. He is a former decathlete.

His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record

Saint Lucian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Saint Lucia maintained by its national athletics federation: Saint Lucia Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:...

. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...

 and 4 x 100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

. In 1998, Dominic established his national indoor record of 5.55m 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

Athletic experience

• 1996 Olympian in the Pole Vault and 4x400 meter relay, Atlanta, Georgia
• 1999 Central American and Caribbean Champion, Bridgetown, Barbados
• 1999 World Championship Qualifier, Sevilla, Spain
• 2000 Olympian in the Pole Vault, Sydney, Australia
• 2001 World Championships Qualifier, Edmonton, Canada
• 2002 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist, Manchester, England
• 2003 World Championships Qualifier, Paris, France
• 2003 Pan-American Games Bronze Medalist, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 2006 Commonwealth Games 5th Place, Pole Vault, Melbourne, Australia
• 2007 Pan American Games 4th Place, Pole Vault, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
• 2008 Olympian in the Pole Vault, Beijing, China

International Olympic Committee Athletes Commission Representative

Achievements

• 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships
  2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships
  The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the three-day competition, six championship records were broken...
  
   - silver medal
• 2007 Pan American Games
  Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
  The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...
  
   - fourth place
• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
  Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games took place at the Estadio Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena, Colombia and lasted from July 25 to July 29. There were 23 events for men and 21 for women...
  
   - silver medal
• 2006 Commonwealth Games
  Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme...
  
   - fifth place
• 2003 Pan American Games
  Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games
  The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Tuesday August 5 to Saturday August 9, 2003...
  
   - bronze medal
• 2002 IAAF World Cup
  2002 IAAF World Cup
  The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta...
  
   - fourth place
• 2002 Commonwealth Games
  Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
  At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
  
   - bronze medal
• 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
  Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The track and field competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
  
  - gold medal (5.41 CR)
• 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
• 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal (5.61 CR)