Butch Johnson

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{{Short description|American archer (1955–2024)}}
{{About|the archer|the former Dallas Cowboys player|Butch Johnson (American football)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date= September 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Butch Johnson
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Richard Andrew Johnson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|08|30}}
| birth_place = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|05|27|1955|08|30}}
| death_place = [[Woodstock, Connecticut]], U.S.
| height = 6'3"
| weight = 216 lb
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[archery]] }}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Archery at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's team|Team]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Archery at the 1999 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Archery at the 2007 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Archery at the 1995 Pan American Games|Individual (70 m)]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Archery at the 1995 Pan American Games|Individual]] }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[World Archery Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1999 World Archery Championships|1999 Riom]] | [[1999 World Archery Championships#Recurve|Team (recurve)]] }}
}}

'''Richard Andrew''' "'''Butch'''" '''Johnson''' (August 30, 1955 – May 27, 2024) was an American [[archery|archer]]. He competed in the [[Summer Olympics]] five times, and was a part of the gold medal U.S. team at the [[Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] and the bronze medal U.S. team in the [[Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Butch Johnson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/butch-johnson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203093457/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/butch-johnson-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>

== 2004 Summer Olympics ==
At the [[Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]], he was surprisingly eliminated by [[Ron van der Hoff]] with 135-145 in the round of 64, placing 52nd overall in men's individual archery. He later placed 4th as a member of the United States team.

== 2008 Summer Olympics ==
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] Johnson finished his ranking round with a total of 653 points. This gave him the 40th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced [[Andrey Abramov]] in the first round. Both scored 109 points in the regular match and they had to go to an extra round. In this extra round Abramov scored 25 points, while Johnson advanced to the second round with 26 points. There he faced eight seeded [[Im Dong-Hyun]], who was too strong with 115-106.<ref name="beijing">{{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/1/221041.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Richard Johnson |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=[[The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad]] |accessdate=August 17, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906121153/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/1/221041.shtml |archivedate=September 6, 2008}}</ref>

Together with [[Brady Ellison]] and [[Vic Wunderle]] he also took part in the team event. With his 653 score from the ranking round combined with the 664 of Ellison and the 652 of Wunderle the Americans were in 10th position after the ranking round. In the first round they were not able to win against [[Chinese Taipei]] that won the confrontation by 222-218.<ref name="beijing"/>

== After the Olympics ==
Johnson maintained himself as one of the best recurve shooters in the country, having ranked in the top five in the United States and placed sixth in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Amid speculation that he would retire following the Trials, Johnson came back to finish second in the 2012 National Target Championships and won a silver medal in the 2012 Hoyt World Open, second only to number one world ranked archer [[Brady Ellison]].

== Personal life ==
Johnson was married to Teresa and had one child.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usarchery.org/article/tributes-pour-in-for-richard-butch-johnson-one-of-the-greats-of-archery|title=Tributes Pour In for Richard 'Butch' Johnson, One Of The Greats In Archery|publisher=US Archery|date=May 29, 2024|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref><ref name=dies /> He died in [[Woodstock, Connecticut]] on 27 May 2024, at the age of 68, after several years of living with [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Chris |title=Five-time Olympian Butch Johnson dies aged 68 |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201655/five-time-olympian-butch-johnson-dies-aged-68 |access-date=29 May 2024 |publisher=World Archery |date=28 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=dies>{{cite news|url=https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/olympic-gold-medalist-connecticut-resident-butch-johnson-dies-68|title=Olympic Gold Medalist, Connecticut Resident Butch Johnson Dies At 68|first=Tim|last=Jensen|publisher=[[Patch Media|Patch]]|date=May 31, 2024|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://www.paradisfuneralhome.com/obituaries/richard-johnson-jr Butch Johnson obituary]</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{World Archery|21495/butch-johnson}}
* {{Olympics.com|butch-johnson}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Team USA|RichardButch-Johnson|Richard "Butch" Johnson|sport=usa-archery|archive=20160820100956}}

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[[Category:Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Archers at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in archery]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in archery]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Archers at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
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[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in archery]]
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