Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson was a rifle shooter who competed in air rifle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He was a six-time medalist at the Pan American Games, with five gold medals – 1995 air rifle, individual and team, and free rifle; and 1999 air rifle and small-bore-rifle, 3 positions.

An engineering graduate of Clarkson University, Johnson served in the Army and was with the US Army Marksmanship Unit for much of his sport shooting career. He later worked as a ballistics engineer at St. Marks Powder and then Prospector Training, before setting up his own independent internal ballistics laboratory. Johnson is married to the former Nancy Napolski, who was also a rifle shooter and won gold in air rifle at the 2000 Olympic Games.