Virginia Miller (athlete)

Virginia "Gi-Gi" Miller-Johnson (born January 12, 1979, in Huntsville, Alabama) is a world-class heptathlete and former US champion.

Collegiate career

Competing for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks in 2000 and 2001, Miller set school records in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meters, 800-meters, long jump and heptathlon.^[1]

In her first season, Miller finished 2nd in the heptathlon at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

During her second college season, Miller won the triple jump at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships^[2] That same year, she won the heptathlon at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships.

Professional career

Following her college season, Miller finished 3rd in the heptathlon at the 2001 USA Outdoor Championships.^[1] She finished 2nd in 2005 and won the title at the 2006 event.^[1]

In her efforts to make the US Olympic team, she finished 6th in 2004 and 4th in 2008, missing the team by ten points.^[1]^[3]

Miller-Johnson currently lives and trains in State College, Pennsylvania, with her husband and coach, Chris Johnson.^[4]

Rankings

Since bursting onto the scene in 2000, Miller-Johnson has been consistently ranked among the top heptathletes in the US by Track and Field News.^[1]

Year	Event	US rank
2000	Heptathlon	9th
2001	Heptathlon	3rd
2003	Heptathlon	6th
2004	Heptathlon	6th
2006	Heptathlon	1st
2007	Heptathlon	3rd
2008	Heptathlon	4th

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Virginia "Gi-Gi" Miller-Johnson". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.
^ "Arizona Razorback Women's Track & Field: 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
^ "2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14.
^ "Virginia Miller Johnson". TrackandField.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.

[usatfbio-1] "Virginia "Gi-Gi" Miller-Johnson". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.

[arkansasrazorbacks-2] "Arizona Razorback Women's Track & Field: 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-11.

[3] "2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14.

[4] "Virginia Miller Johnson". TrackandField.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.

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v t e US National Championship winners in women's pentathlon and heptathlon
1950–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1950–4: Stanisława Walasiewicz 1955–6: Barbara Mueller 1957–9: Ann Roniger 1960: Jo Ann Terry 1961–7: Pat Daniels 1968: Chi Cheng (TPE) 1969: Jan Glotzer 1970: Pat Daniels 1971: Marilyn King 1972–3: Jane Frederick 1974: Mitzi McMillan 1975–6: Jane Frederick 1977: Linda Cornelius 1978: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR) 1979: Jane Frederick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 1981: Jane Frederick 1982: Jackie Joyner 1983: Jane Frederick 1984: Cindy Greiner 1985–6: Jane Frederick 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Tarr 1989: Jolanda Jones 1990: Cindy Greiner 1991–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1994: Kym Carter 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1996–8: Kelly Blair LaBounty 1999: Shelia Burrell 2000–1: DeDee Nathan 2002–4: Shelia Burrell 2005: Hyleas Fountain 2006: GiGi Johnson 2007–8: Hyleas Fountain 2009: Diana Pickler 2010: Hyleas Fountain 2011: Sharon Day-Monroe 2012: Hyleas Fountain 2013–4: Sharon Day-Monroe 2015–6: Barbara Nwaba 2017: Kendell Williams 2018–19: Erica Bougard 2021^{2020 OT}: Annie Kunz 2022: Anna Hall
Notes	Held as a women's pentathlon from 1950 to 1980 Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.