Vital stats
Age: 48 Height/weight: 6-3, 200
Lives in: Woodstock, Conn.
Today’s event
The men’s individual final is on MSNBC between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Day job
He’s a sales manager for Hall’s Arrows.
Olympic experience
He’s a three-time Olympian.
Background
He qualified for the 1976 Olympic team but was banned from amateur competition in 1975 by archery’s governing body for participating in a non-sanctioned event in Vermont. When eligibility rules changed in 1991, he got his amateur status.
Early days
When he was 15, his brother-in-law took him to an archery store and range, and he was hooked.
Did you know?
He designed his house around a shooting range with a 100-foot indoor range in the garage and an outdoor range.
Post-Olympic star potential
Not so good. Johnson is a key member of the U.S. team competition, having won gold in 1996. But it’s only archery. Star power: 2 out of 10.
In the booth Men’s archery TV broadcaster
Denise Parker: She is vice president of the Archery Trade Association. At age 14, she was the youngest member of the entire U.S. team in 1988.
2000 medalists
Men’s individual
Gold: Simon Fairweather, Australia
Silver: Vic Wunderle, U.S.
Bronze: Wietse van Alten, Netherlands
