Breaux Greer

{{short description|American javelin thrower}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{infobox sportsperson

| name = Breaux Greer

| image = Osaka07 D9A MJavelin VC.jpg

| caption = Greer (right) at the 2007 World Athletics Championships

| sport = Track and field

| event = Javelin throw

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|19}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height = 1.88 m

| weight = 102 kg

| pb = NACACR 91.36 m (2007)

| country = {{USA}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{Flag|USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Osaka|Javelin}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2003 Santo Domingo|Javelin throw}}

}}

Breaux Greer (born October 19, 1976) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. After attending Ouachita Parish High School and the University of Louisiana at Monroe, he went on to be the current American record holder in the event, with a throw of 91.29 m (299.5 ft), achieved on June 21, 2007, at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships. With it, he is currently ranked as the #15 thrower in history. This was also the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by Julius Yego in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively from 2000 until 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen.

Greer appeared on the second season of the 2008 version of American Gladiators as Hurricane.{{Cite web|last=Faraudo|first=Jeff|date=2008-07-04|title=American javelin icon Greer fails to qualify|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/07/04/american-javelin-icon-greer-fails-to-qualify/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205201914/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/07/04/american-javelin-icon-greer-fails-to-qualify/|url-status=live}}