Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American

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athlete who competed in the

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. After attending

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and the

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, 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

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in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively from 2000 until 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen. Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of '' American Gladiators'' as Hurricane.

Achievements

Personal life

Greer and his wife, actress

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, had a son in May 2017 and a daughter in May 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greer, Breaux 1976 births Living people American male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Houston World Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 21st-century American sportsmen Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's track and field athletes 20th-century American sportsmen