Joe Greene
- Born
- Feb 17, 1967 (59 years old)
- Birthplace
- Dayton, United States
- Events
- Long Jump · Triple Jump
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 70 kg
Joe Greene is an American long jumper born on February 17, 1967, at Wright-Patterson Air Base in Dayton, Ohio. Standing 183 cm and weighing 70 kg, he won bronze medals at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Greene attended Stebbins High School in Riverside, Ohio, and Ohio State University. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won bronze in the long jump, with both competitions won by Carl Lewis. His back-to-back Olympic bronze medals demonstrated his consistency at the international level.
Greene became one of only a few American long jumpers to medal at consecutive Olympics. His bronze medals at two Olympic Games, competing against the legendary Carl Lewis, established him as one of the premier American horizontal jumpers of his era.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Long Jump 8.48 (#35 all-time), Triple Jump 16.88 (#486 all-time), 2000 season best 7.47 (Jun 10, 2000, Ljubljana (SLO)) · Olympic Games: 2 bronze · 59 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | LJ | 7.47 | -0.7 | Jun 10, 2000 | Ljubljana (SLO) |
| 1999 | LJ | 7.93 | +2.0 | May 30, 1999 | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 1998 | LJ | 7.83 | +0.0 | May 3, 1998 | Columbus, OH (USA) |
| 1998 | 100m | 10.59 | +1.6 | Apr 4, 1998 | Orlando, FL (USA) |
| 1997 | LJ | 8.46 | +1.6 | Apr 20, 1997 | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 1996 | LJ | 8.46 | +2.0 | Aug 7, 1996 | Sestriere (ITA) |
| 1995 | LJ | 8.48 | +0.8 | May 14, 1995 | São Paulo (BRA) |
| 1994 | LJ | 8.07 | +1.1 | Jul 22, 1994 | Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) |