Butch Johnson Archery Biography, Networth, Education, Family

Richard Andrew Butch Johnson is one of the best professional archer from Woodstock, Connecticut in the United States. Butch has appeared in the Summer Olympics five and he was also part of the gold medal the United States in 1996 Olympics.

Butch Johnson, is one of the best recurve shooter in the U.S. Who is Butch Johnson, his early life, marriage, wife, kids, education, professional career and net worth? This biographic overview of the best recurve shooter will reveal every aspect of his life.

Butch Johnson Biography

Full Name	Richard Andrew Butch Johnson
Gender	Male
Birth Date	30th August, 1955
Birth Place	Worcester, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Age	68 years
Height	1.85 m
Marital status	Married
Kids	Richard (Son)
Profession	American Archer

Butch Johnson Early Life

Born on August 30, 1955, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Butch Johnson started archery at the age of 15. He started his archery career with recurve bow but switched to compound release after three years.

In 1983, he shifted towards compound fingers, but in 1992, he switched back to recurve and was selected for the U.S. Olympic team.

Butch Johnson Education

Butch got his early education from his hometown. In 1973, Butch completed his graduation from Bartlett High School in Webster, Mass, with high honors.

Butch Johnson Family

Butch has one son named Richard. His parents are Richard Johnson and Dorothy Johnson, and he has one sister named Sandra Deana.

Butch says his father, Richard is his role model as he is a very hard-working and dedicated man that helped him to achieve success in his life.

Butch Johnson Competition highlights

1973

Butch won the Gold Medal in U.S Indoor National Championships.

1974

Butch won Gold Medal in U.S Indoor National Championships.

1992

In the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, Butch secured six team places and 18th individual Places.
In the 1992 U.S Olympic Team Trails, Butch achieved Bronze Medal.

1993

Butch got seventh individual Place in World Indoor Archery Championships.
Butch won Bronze Medal in World Indoor Archery Trails.

1994

Butch secured 14th Place in World Field Championships.
In U.S. Indoor National Championships, Butch got Bronze Medal.
Butch also won Bronze Medal in U.S. Field Championships the same year.
In U.S. Olympic Festival, Butch won Team Gold Medal and the bronze medal individually.

1995

In Las Vegas Open, Butch won Bronze Medal.
In World Indoor Archery Championships, Butch Johnson won Team Gold Medal and secured fourth Place individually.
In U.S. Olympic Festival, Butch Johnson won the Gold medal with the team and individually.
In World Archery Target Trails, Butch got 7th Place.
In U.S Indoor National Championships, Butch won the gold medal
Butch John won a bronze medal in U.S Pan American Games Team Trails.
Butch secured a silver medal at 70 meters in Pan American Games.

1996

Butch Johnson won Gold Medal in U.S Indoor National Championships.
Butch won Team Gold Medal and secured 11th individual Place in Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Butch won Gold Medal in U.S National Outdoor Championships.
Butch got 4th Place in U.S Olympic Team Trails.

1997

Butch won Gold Medal in Gold Cup.
In U.S. National Outdoor Championships, Butch won Gold Medal.
In Moscow Grand Prix, Butch secured 9th individual Place and won Team Gold Medal.
In World Outdoor Archery Championships, Butch secured 8th individual Place and 11th team Place.
In U.S Open Archery Championships, Butch was ranked number seven.
Butch Johnson won Gold Medal in World Archery Target Trails.
In World Indoor Archery Championships, Butch won 9th team place and 10th individual Place.

1998

Butch was nominated as Male Athlete of 1998 by National Archery Association.
In U.S Indoor National Championships, Butch won the Gold Medal.
In Arizona Cup, Butch won Gold Medal.
Butch won Team Gold Medal and Individual Gold Medal in German Grand Prix.
In Gold Cup, Butch won the Silver Medal for the United States.
Butch won Bronze Medal in U.S Open Archery Championships.
Butch secured 5th Place in the U.S National Outdoor championships.

1999

Butch John won Gold Medal in U.S Indoor National Championships.
Butch won Gold Medal Team and Bronze Medal Individual in Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
In U.S. National Outdoor Championships, Butch won Silver Medal.
In World Outdoor Archery Championships, Butch won Bronze Team Medal and secured 22nd Place individually.
In U.S. Pan American Games Team Trails, Butch won Bronze Medal.
In Arizona Cup, Butch won Bronze Medal.
In World Archery Target Trails, Butch won Bronze Medal.
In U.S Open Archery Championships, Butch won Bronze Medal.

2000

Butch secured 4th Place in the 2000 U.S Olympic Team Trails.
In Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Butch won a Bronze medal in a team event.

2003

Butch Johnson was nominated as the Male Athlete of the year by National Archery Association.
In World Archery Target Trails, Butch won Gold Medal.
Butch won Gold Medal in U.S Open Archery Championships.
Butch won Gold Medal in Croatian Grand Prix.
In U.S. National Outdoor Championships, Butch won Gold Medal.
Butch secured 24th Place in World Outdoor Archery Championships.

2004

Butch won Gold Medal in the U.S Indoor National Championships.
Butch won Gold Medal in the U.S National Outdoor Championships.
Butch won Gold Medal in Italian Grand Prix.
In U.S. Olympic Trials, Butch won Silver Medal.
In Texas Shootout, Butch won the Silver medal.
In Gold Cup, Butch won Bronze Medal.
Butch secured 52nd Place individually and 4th place team at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

2005

In World Archery Target Trials, Butch won Gold Medal.
In the U.S Indoor National championships, Butch won Gold Medal.
In Texas Shootout, Butch won the Silver Medal.
In World Archery Outdoor Championships, Butch won the Silver Medal.
In World Indoor Archery Trails, Butch won the Silver Medal.
Butch got 4th Place in U.S Open Archery Championships.
Butch got 7th Place in World Outdoor Archery Championships.
Butch got 10th Place in World Indoor Archery Championships.

2006

In U.S Indoor National Championships, Butch won Gold Medal.
Butch got Silver Medal in Gold Cup.
Butch won Silver Medal in Texas Shootout.
In Arizona Cup, Butch secured 4th Place.

2007

Butch Johnson won Bronze Medal Team in Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2008

Butch won Silver Medal in U.S Olympic Team Trails.
Butch Johnson Quotes

“The best part is the Challenge; nobody has ever shot a 1440 (a perfect score). You are always working to be better.”

Butch Johnson’s Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Butch Johnson is up to $5 million.

Butch Johnson’s Social media

You can follow Butch Johnson on the following social media platforms.

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@ButchJohnson

Butch Johnson’s Hobbies and interests

Butch Johnson loves hunting and motorcycling. Butch also owns a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

When did Butch Johnson win his first gold medal?

Butch Johnson won the first Gold Medal in U.S. Indoor National Championships in 1973.

Who is the youngest Olympic archer?

Denise Parker is the youngest ever Olympic archer who was only 14 years old when she first competed in Seoul Olympics in 1988.

Who is the fastest archer in the world?

Las Andersen, a Danish archer, is the fastest archer in the world, with a speed of 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds (3 arrows in 0.6 seconds).

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