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| Jul 01, 2009 |
ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE SPORT MANAGEMENT ADDS THREE OLYMPIANS TO ITS ROSTER |
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| Sep 02, 2007 |
Wariner and Williamson Capture GOLD in the 4x400 Relay at the World Championships |
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Natasha Hastings captures GOLD as a Member of the Women’s 4x400 relay at the World Championships |
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| Aug 31, 2007 |
Wariner Captures GOLD and Runs Third Fastest Time Ever (43.45) in 400 Meters at World Championships |
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| Jul 18, 2007 |
Jeremy Wariner Wins 2007 ESPY Award (Best Track & Field Athlete) |
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| Jul 05, 2007 |
Wariner (400 & 4x400), Williamson (4x400) & Hastings (400 & 4x400) Qualify for 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan |
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| Jul 05, 2007 |
Ebonie Floyd and Natasha Hastings Sign Endorsement Deal with Nike |
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| ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE SPORT MANAGEMENT ADDS THREE OLYMPIANS TO ITS ROSTER |
| Jul 01, 2009 |
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Ultimate Performance Sport Management, founded by World Record Holder and Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Johnson, today announced the signing of Galen Rupp, Michael Bingham and Javier Culson Perez to its client roster. These three 2008 Olympians will join an elite group of track and field luminaries, including Jeremy Wariner, who have chosen Johnson and Ultimate Performance to help guide their professional careers.
Johnson brings a very unique perspective to his role as a sports agent by combining his own personal experience as a professional athlete along with his expertise in sports management, and the business relationships he has developed. Johnson and his team will function not only as a contract negotiator but also as a manager for travel, marketing opportunities and promotional obligations.
"When I retired in 2001, I felt that I was uniquely qualified to offer other athletes a level of quality and attention to detail that is often hard to find in the sports management arena, so I created Ultimate Performance,” Johnson said. “We’re incredibly selective about whom we represent, and I couldn’t be more excited to work with and for these three amazing young men."
Six-time NCAA Champ Galen Rupp said this blend of personal experience, expertise and professionalism is what drew him to Ultimate Performance.
"I’ve always surrounded myself with good people, and it’s a tight circle,” Rupp said. “I felt an immediate connection with Michael. I knew I could trust him, and that’s one of the most important things to me."
The Portland native and U.S. 10,000-meter champion placed 13th in the Beijing Olympics last summer and made his third U.S. national team last week.
In addition to Rupp, Ultimate Performance will represent 23-year-old Michael Bingham of North Carolina who competed for Great Britain in the 4 x 400-meter relay and helped lead the team to a fourth-place finish. Bingham is an All-American (Indoor and Outdoor) and was named to eight all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams.
Rounding out this celebrated group is 400-meter hurdler Javier Culson Perez of Puerto Rico. The six-foot, six-inch 24-year-old finished eighth at last year’s summer Olympic Games and has an outdoor personal best time of 48.87 seconds. Not only will Perez be a client of Ultimate Performance Sport Management, but he will also be training with Johnson and his team at the renowned Michael Johnson Performance Center, a 24,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in McKinney, Texas. Visit www.michaeljohnsonperformance.com and www.upsportmanagement.com for more information. |
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| Wariner and Williamson Capture GOLD in the 4x400 Relay at the World Championships |
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| Jeremy Wariner anchored the United States to victory in the men’s 4x400 meter relay Sunday, as the team recorded the third fastest time in history. It was Wariner’s second gold in world championships. LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor and Darold Williamson provided a strong start and Wariner, the individual 400m champion, did not disappoint with the final leg. Wariner crossed the finish line in 2:55.56 and the U.S. won the event for the eighth time in 11 world championships. Click here for more… |
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| Natasha Hastings captures GOLD as a Member of the Women’s 4x400 relay at the World Championships |
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| Wariner Captures GOLD and Runs Third Fastest Time Ever (43.45) in 400 Meters at World Championships |
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| Jeremy Wariner retained his world 400 meter title at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, running the fifth-fastest time in history. The 23-year-old Texan, starting from lane six, finished in 43.45 seconds, despite a swirling wind in Osaka. "I knew it would take at least a mid-43 to win it,” said Wariner. "I couldn't ask for a better race. I know the 4x400 (relay) is going to be a lot of fun. I'm fulfilling my goals step by step. Next year it is to defend my Olympic title." Only Michael Johnson and Butch Reynolds have run faster than Wariner, Johnson setting the world record of 43.18 at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. Click here to read more… |
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| Jeremy Wariner Wins 2007 ESPY Award (Best Track & Field Athlete) |
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| Jeremy Wariner received an ESPY Awards presented to the Best Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The ESPYs recognize outstanding achievements and performances by athletes during the previous year and include 19 "Best in Sport" categories, which pit athletes from different sports against each other, along with 17 individual sport categories and two sponsored awards. Click here to read more… |
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| Wariner (400 & 4x400), Williamson (4x400) & Hastings (400 & 4x400) Qualify for 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan |
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| Ebonie Floyd and Natasha Hastings Sign Endorsement Deal with Nike |
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