Lawrence Johnson | Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame 2026
Tennessee Men's Track & Field legend Lawrence Johnson (1993-96) is inducted into the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame. Johnson represented Team USA at the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympics and became the first African American pole vaulter to earn an Olympic medal. He was also a four-time NCAA pole vault champion, as well as the 1996 SEC Athlete of the Year.
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