Gea Johnson

Gea Johnson competed in bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, finishing fifth in the two-woman event alongside Jean Racine. She became a bobsledder as a pusher / brakeperson via her track & field accomplishments.

Johnson competed in college at Arizona State University, winning the 1990 NCAA title in the heptathlon. She finished seventh in the heptathlon at the 1989 World University Games. Johnson continued to compete in track & field through 1992 but then turned to other sports.

In bobsledding Johnson won a World Cup silver medal with Racine, and two World Cup bronze medals with Bonny Warner, all in 2001. She also became a bodybuilder, a competitive Olympic-style weightlifter, and in the 2010s a competitive track cyclist. In 2007 Johnson was inducted into the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame.