JOHNSON Michael

Date of Birth: 15 Oct 1973

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH2

Place of birth: AUCKLAND

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	6
	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	9
	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	2004	Athens, GRE	704.3
3	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2012	London, GBR	704.7
3	Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	2008	Beijing, CHN	701.2
4	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2012	London, GBR	705.7
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	142.4
9	Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	2008	Beijing, CHN	599
9	Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	2004	Athens, GRE	599
31	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	625.9
World Championships
1	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO	593
1	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI	705.7
2	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	253.6
3	Mixed R11 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Team	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	432.5
3	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	189.9
3	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO	704.0
4	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI	700.9
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	189.0
6	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	169.0
7	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	146.7
7	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	141.5
9	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	609.9
10	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI
11	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	629.6
11	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	607.5
19	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO

Occupation:

Information Management

Languages spoken:

2002 for New Zealand (melrosechairs.co.nz, 15 May 2011)

He began target shooting in 2002. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2012)

He wanted a hobby after his accident and chose shooting after seeing a brochure for Parafed Auckland Shooting Club in New Zealand. He was not serious about the sport at first but losing encouraged him to improve. "I didn't like that feeling, and it spurred me on to be better. I decided right there and then I didn't want to be the person in second place." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2012; disabilitytv.com, 01 Jan 2008; paralympics.org.nz, 01 Aug 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympics.org.nz, 13 Jun 2019)

Winning gold in the R4 mixed air rifle Sh2 event at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (paralympics.org.nz, May 2019)

Philosophy:

"Don't get stressed by the small stuff, and regardless of your results there will always be another competition." (paralympics.org.nz, 15 Apr 2015)

He was named the Sport Performer of the Year at the 2015 Attitude Awards in Auckland, New Zealand. (stuff.co.nz, 04 Dec 2015)

He was New Zealand's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org, 15 May 2012)

He was given the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for his services to Paralympic sport. (Athlete, 17 May 2012; gg.govt.nz, 03 Aug 2011)

He won the MVP award at the Jikji Cup in South Korea in 2007 after winning all four events he entered. (melrosechairs.co.nz, 15 May 2011)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (tvnz.co.nz, 11 Sep 2008)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (tvnz.co.nz, 11 Sep 2008)

Impairment Details
His impairment [quadriplegia] is the result of a car accident in 1996, at age 22, which left him with a broken neck and spinal cord injuries. (tvnz.co.nz, 11 Sep 2008; stuff.co.nz, 06 May 2018; paralympic.org, 15 Jun 2019)

General
COACHING FOCUS
He began to focus on coaching after the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "When I started the sport, I was the only athlete in New Zealand and I just thought we need more shooters. So I've been just trying to promote it and have been coaching people, trying to get them in." He combines his roles as coach and athlete at international competitions. "I do better when I'm distracted. I'll be running an event, and coaching, and shooting, and setting everything up. But I end up doing better rather than if I was just focusing on shooting." (paralympic.org, 30 Jun 2017, 02 May 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as a shooting Para sport athlete liaison officer for the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. He has also served as the president of Parafed Auckland Shooting Club in New Zealand. (paralympic.org, 2017; paralympics.org.nz, 15 Apr 2015; insidethegames.biz, 09 Dec 2014)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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