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Butch Johnson
- Four-time Olympic Team member (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
- Member of gold-medal winning U.S. men's team at the 1996 Olympic Games
- Four-time U.S. National Outdoor Champion (1996-1997, 2000-2001)
- Eight-time U.S. National Indoor Champion (1973, 1995-2001)
- Holds world records for 18-arrow match (179), 36-arrows finals total (344) and indoor 12-arrow match (120)
- Works in the service department at a marina
- Coaches fellow U.S. Archery teammate Kathie Loesch and is the former coach of U.S. Archery Team member Karen Scavotto
- Wants to eventually work in a wildlife job - "Something along the lines of a game warden"
- Loves hunting elk and enjoys heading down to his brother-in-law's Texas ranch to hunt
- Likes competing overseas in Germany and Australia
- Brother got him started in archery in 1972
- Enjoys snowmobiling, riding four-wheelers and motorcycles and hunting
Saying he has little time for anything else, Johnson spends six days a week, and sometimes seven, practicing his sport. An archer for nearly 30 years, he says he often shoots arrows after work until it's dark, and in the winter he has to find places to shoot indoors. Johnson offers this advice to young archers and other athletes trying to get to the top: "Never give up - if you want it bad enough, you can accomplish it."
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Height: 6' 3
Born: 8/30/1955
Hometown: Worcester, Mass.
Resides: Woodstock, Conn.
Sport: Archery
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