This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.
Dominic Johnson
• Olympics: 1996, Atlanta; 2000, Sydney; 2008, Beijing
• Local connection: Graduated from Amphitheater high school and the University of Arizona.
• Known for: Competed in men's 4x400 relay and pole vault for St. Lucia in '96. In the 2000 and 2008 games, he competed only in the pole vault. Johnson still holds the school record at Arizona with a pole vault of 18 feet 6 inches.
• Current: Manages his Tucson business, Isabella's Ice Cream, with his wife, Kristel. Johnson is also still helping develop track and field in St. Lucia as well as helping St. Lucians get athletic scholarships to American universities.
