Gene Johnson (high jumper)

Gene Johnson (born March 11, 1941) is a retired male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1960s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's high jump event (2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)) on January 29, 1966, at an indoor meet in Portland.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1962	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Walnut, California	2nd	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
1963	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	St. Louis, Missouri	1st	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
1964	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	New Brunswick, New Jersey	6th	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
1965	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	San Diego, California	4th	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
1966	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	New York City	6th	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
1967	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Bakersfield, California	7th	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)

References

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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump (standing high jump)
Standing high jump	1906: Ray Ewry 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: John Biller, Platt Adams 1909: Platt Adams 1910: Platt Adams 1913: Platt Adams 1915: William Taylor 1916: William Taylor 1917: William Taylor 1918: Leo Goehring 1919: William Taylor 1920: Ben Adams 1921: Ed Emes 1922: Edward Emes 1923: Thomas Hoskins 1924: Harry Sweitzer 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Hans Hedberg 1927: Hans Hedberg 1928: Harold Osborn 1929: Harold Osborn 1930: Harold Osborn 1931: Harold Osborn
High jump	1906: Herbert Gidney 1907: Harry Porter 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Harry Porter 1910: Harry Grumpelt 1911: Samuel Lawrence 1913: John Johnstone 1914: Eugene Jennings 1915: Wesley Oler 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: Egon Erickson 1919: Walter Whalen 1920: Walter Whalen 1921: Richmond Landon 1922: Leroy Brown 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Harold Osborn 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Harold Osborn 1927: Charles W. Major 1928: Anton Burg 1929: Charles W. Major 1930: Anton Burg 1931: Anton Burg 1932: George Spitz 1933: George Spitz 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Ed Burke 1937: Ed Burke 1938: Lloyd Thompson 1939: Mel Walker 1940: Arthur Byrnes 1941: Mel Walker 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson 1946: John Vislocky 1947: John Vislocky 1948: John Vislocky 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: John Vislocky 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson 1952: Lewis Hall 1953: Lewis Hall 1954: Herman Wyatt 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton 1956: Ernie Shelton 1957: Phil Reavis 1958: Herman Wyatt 1959: John Thomas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1962: John Thomas 1963: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1964: John Thomas 1965: Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966: John Thomas 1967: John Rambo 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969: John Rambo 1970: Otis Burrell 1971: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Gene White 1973: Dwight Stones 1974: Tom Woods 1975: Dwight Stones 1976: Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977: Paul Underwood 1978: Dwight Stones 1979: Benn Fields 1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Jeff Woodard 1982: Dwight Stones 1983: Tyke Peacock 1984: Dennis Lewis 1985: Jim Howard 1986: Jim Howard 1987: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd) 1988: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989: Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd) 1990: Hollis Conway 1991: Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992: Hollis Conway 1993: Hollis Conway 1994: Hollis Conway 1995: Tony Barton 1996: Charles Austin 1997: Charles Austin 1998: Sam Hill 1999: Henry Patterson 2000: Matt Hemingway 2001: Nathan Leeper 2002: Nathan Leeper 2003: Charles Austin 2004: Jamie Nieto 2005: Tora Harris 2006: Adam Shunk 2007: Tora Harris 2008: Andra Manson 2009: Andra Manson 2010: Jesse Williams 2011: Jesse Williams 2012: Jesse Williams 2013: Dusty Jonas 2014: Erik Kynard 2015: Erik Kynard 2016: Erik Kynard 2017: Erik Kynard 2018: Erik Kynard 2019: Jeron Robinson 2020: Erik Kynard 2022: JuVaughn Harrison 2023: Shelby McEwen 2024: Shelby McEwen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's high jump
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876-8: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: William Wunder 1880: Alfred Carroll 1881: C.W. Durand 1882: Alfred Carroll 1883: Malcolm Ford 1884: J.T. Rinehart 1885–87: William Page 1888^{Note 1}: Tim O'Connor
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Daniel Webster 1889: R.K. Pritchard 1890–91: Alvah Nickerson 1892–95: Mike Sweeney 1896: Charles Powell 1897–1900: Irving Baxter 1901: Sam Jones 1902: Irving Baxter 1903-4: Sam Jones 1905: Herbert Kerrigan 1906: Neil Patterson 1907: Con Leahy 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Egon Erickson 1910: Walter Thomason 1911: Harry Grumpelt/Harry Porter 1912: John Johnstone 1913: Alma Richards 1914: Jo Loomis 1915: George Horine 1916: Wes Oler 1917: Clint Larsen 1918: Carl Rice 1919–20^OT: John Murphy 1921–22: Dewey Alberts 1923: LeRoy Brown 1924: Robert Juday 1925–26: Harold Osborn 1927: Robert King 1928^OT: Robert King/Charles McGinnis 1929: Henry Lassalette 1930–31: Anton Burg 1932^OT: Cornelius Johnson/George Spitz/Robert van Osdel 1933: Cornelius Johnson 1934: Cornelius Johnson/Walter Marty 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Cornelius Johnson/Dave Albritton 1937: Dave Albritton 1938: Mel Walker/Dave Albritton 1939–40: Les Steers 1941: Bill Stewart 1942: Adam Berry 1943: Pete Watkins 1944: Fred Sheffield/Willard Smith 1945: Dave Albritton/Lester Howe/Richard Schnacke/Joshua Williamson 1946–47: Dave Albritton 1948: Tom Schofield 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: Dave Albritton/Jack Heitzman/Jack Razzeto/Virgil Severns 1951: Lewis Hall 1952–53: Walt Davis 1954: Ernie Shelton 1955: Charles Dumas/Ernie Shelton 1956–59: Charles Dumas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Bob Avant 1962: John Thomas 1963: Gene Johnson 1964: Ed Caruthers 1965–67: Otis Burrell 1968: Ed Hanks 1969: Otis Burrell 1970–71: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Barry Schur 1973–74: Dwight Stones 1975: Tom Woods 1976–78: Dwight Stones 1979: Franklin Jacobs
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Tyke Peacock 1982: Milt Ottey 1983: Dwight Stones 1984: Jim Howard 1985: Brian Stanton 1986: Doug Nordquist 1987: Jerome Carter 1988: Doug Nordquist 1989: Brian Brown 1990–92^OT: Hollis Conway
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–94: Hollis Conway 1995–2000^2OT: Charles Austin 2001–02: Nathan Leeper 2003–04^OT: Jamie Nieto 2005: Matt Hemingway 2006: Tora Harris 2007: Jim Dilling 2008^OT: Jesse Williams 2009: Tora Harris 2010–11: Jesse Williams 2012^OT: Jamie Nieto 2013–16: Erik Kynard 2017:Bryan McBride 2018–19: Jeron Robinson 2021^{2020 OT}: JuVaughn Harrison
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.