Dominic Johnson qualifies for third Olympiad

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia’s veteran Olympian and pole vault

extraordinaire Dominic Johnson, pulled the hat out of the bag to do a last minute

qualifying time for the Beijing Olympics when he cleared 5.55 meters (18' 2 1/2")

at a USATF Sanctioned meet in San Diego on Friday July 11th 2008.

Dominic Johnson jumps

Dominic, a past Sportsman of the Year recipient, had recently won a silver medal

for Saint Lucia at the CAC Championships in Cali, Columbia the previous

weekend, and then flew straight to the San Diego meet, where he made the

Olympic qualifying height

Equally impressive is the fact this will be Dominic Johnson’s third Olympiad, as he

competed in the 1996 Atlanta Games and at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Johnson now joins the elite group of athletes of  Levern Spencer (Ladies high

jump), and Emma Gene Evans (ladies javelin), who also have qualified for the

Beijing Games.