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Nationality
  
United States

Weight
  
130 kg

Sport
  
Track and field

Events
  
Shot put

Name
  
Garrett Johnson

Height
  
1.93 m


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Born
  
May 24, 1984 (age 39) (
1984-05-24
)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Education
  
University of Oxford, Florida State University

College team
  
Florida State University

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Garrett W. Johnson (born May 24, 1984) is an American shot putter. Johnson won the 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Championship. Johnson also was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2006 on behalf of the United States.

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Academic

Garrett Johnson was the Salutatorian in the 2002 graduating class at Tampa Baptist Academy in Tampa, Florida; where he won multiple state championships.

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Johnson was a student in the FSU Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), beginning in the Summer of 2002. He attended FSU, graduating magna cum laude in three years with a double major in Political Science and English. Johnson was named an academic All-American in 2005 and 2006 and earned the Florida State Golden Torch Award given to the FSU student-athlete with the highest GPA. Johnson, a scholar athlete, was named to the FSU Dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA or better and the FSU President’s list with a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate career.

Exeter College, Oxford University, England

Johnson completed a master's degree in Migration Studies as a 2006 Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford University. Johnson's masters research examines global economic inequities and the impact poverty has on global migratory patterns closely observing Haiti's current socio-economic state, continuing the research he began while working in the Legislative Office of Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Track & Field

  • Shot Put – (Personal Record) 20.84m -or- 68-feet, 4 1/2-inches
  • 2006, NCAA Indoor National Champion (Shot Put)
  • 2006, NCAA Outdoor National Champion (Shot Put)
  • Johnson is coached by Harlis Meaders. Johnson was a finalist in the 2008 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials, but failed to post a mark, fouling on all attempts.

    Career

    Upon graduation from Oxford, Johnson served as a staffer for the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations. Currently, he is a co-founder of Sendhub, a SMS company for organizations, established in 2011 alongside Ash Rust and John Fallone.

    Awards

  • 2004 Seminole Impact Award
  • 2004–2005 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All America
  • 2005 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar
  • 2005–2006 ESPN The Magazine University Academic All American of the Year
  • 2005–2006 ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All America
  • 2006 Rhodes Scholar
  • 2006 USTFCCCA Division I National Outdoor Men's Field Co-Athlete of the Year
  • 2007 Inaugural Frank Dolson/Penn Relays Award
  • References

    Garrett Johnson Wikipedia