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Breaux Greer

1976 - Today

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Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. 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 in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Breaux Greer has received more than 1,735,342 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Breaux Greer is the 6,384th most popular athlete (down from 4,193rd in 2019), the 19,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,647th in 2019) and the 755th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Breaux Greer ranks 6,384 out of 6,025Before him are Bridgitte Hartley, Cao Liguo, Anastasiya Savchuk, María Bernabéu, Yang Jian, and Wu You. After him are Wang Jianan, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz, Heather Petri, Rita Keszthelyi, Mohammed Ahmed, and Paulina Guba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Breaux Greer ranks 1,168Before him are Ron Mercer, Marco De Nicolo, Kim Zmeskal, Marcos Bonifacio da Rocha, Plies, and Steve Williams. After him are Sota Kasahara, Toru Ojima, Dan Boyle, Brian T. Delaney, Dominique Dawes, and Iain Percy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Breaux Greer ranks 19,637 out of 20,380Before him are Ruby Riott (1991), Jon Walker (1985), Marcus Williams (1985), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (1969), Jason Smith (1986), and Ramon Sessions (1986). After him are Heather Petri (1978), Michael Hastings (1980), Chase Elliott (1995), Eugene Jeter (1983), Toney Douglas (1986), and Alice Greczyn (1986).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Breaux Greer ranks 755Before him are Jenny Simpson (1986), Alison Young (null), Brigetta Barrett (1990), Athing Mu (2002), Matthew Antoine (1985), and Brooke Raboutou (2001). After him are Heather Petri (1978), Brianna Rollins-McNeal (1991), Hyleas Fountain (1981), Ryan Suter (1985), Mary Wineberg (1980), and Andrew Rock (1982).