Felisha Nayomie Johnson was born on July 24,1989 and is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in shot put.
15 Facts About Felisha Johnson
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Felisha Johnson represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Felisha Johnson was the 2015 national indoor champion in the weight throw and won two NCAA collegiate titles in the event for the Indiana State Sycamores.
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Felisha Johnson is a graduate of Lawrence North High School, where she played basketball and competed in shot put and discus.
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Felisha Johnson earned a bachelor of science in recreation and sport management from Indiana State University, where she competed in track and field for the Indiana State Sycamores.
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Felisha Johnson won two Indiana state titles for shot put and discus in her junior and senior years at Lawrence North High School and holds records in both events.
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Felisha Johnson gained a scholarship to study sports management at Indiana State University.
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Felisha Johnson redshirted her first academic year and only began competing athletically for the Indiana State Sycamores from 2010 onwards.
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Felisha Johnson competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships that season in both shot put and hammer throw.
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Felisha Johnson did not achieve the same success in 2012: she was third at the MVC Indoor Championships in both shot and weight throw, then did not defend her NCAA title, coming fourth in the weight throw.
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Felisha Johnson competed at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and though she did not make the final, she came 13th overall in shot put.
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Felisha Johnson was eighth in shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships and came fourth in the weight throw at the 2013 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, her best senior national placing at that point.
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Felisha Johnson won her first MVC Indoor title in the weight throw and was the shot put runner-up.
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Felisha Johnson returned to top form in the 2016 season.
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Felisha Johnson competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but did not qualify for the finals.