2007 Pan American Rifle Coach
2006 World Championship Team Coach
2004 U.S. Olympic Rifle Coach
1992 U.S. Olympian - Rifle


Birthplace: New Jersey
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Major David Johnson began shooting in 1972 at the Langley Junior Rifle Club in Virginia, and continued behind the firing line through his high school graduation in 1982. Dedicated to education, he attended West Virginia University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in finance in 1986. After graduation, Johnson joined the U.S. Army Reserves and became a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.

During his competitive career Major Johnson was known for his success record. At the 1981 Championships of the Americas, he captured one silver and five gold medals and just two years later he was named the 1983 NCAA Individual Champion. He is a multiple Pan American Games and World Cup medalist, national champion, and earned titles in various U.S. Olympic Festivals. Johnson was also a resident athlete at the U.S Olympic Training Center before beginning his coaching career.

In the fall of 2000, he assumed the position of rifle coach at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. There he coached the team to three individual and two NCAA titles. In 2002, Johnson moved back to Colorado Springs to become the National Rifle Team Coach and has since seen two of his athletes win Olympic medals at the 2004 Olympic Games. He is currently on Active Duty with the US Army World Class Athlete Program and will serve as the 2008 Olympic Rifle Coach.