10000-meter Champion placed 13th in the BeijingOlympics last summer and made his third U
10,000-meter Champion placed 13th in the BeijingOlympics last summer and made his third U.S National Team last week. In addition to Rupp, Ultimate Performance will represent 23-year-old sprinterMichael Bingham of North Carolina, who competed for Great Britain in the 4 x400-meter relay in Beijing and helped lead the team to a fourth-place finish.Bingham is the reigning NCAA Indoor Champion (400m) and an All-American(Indoor and Outdoor), with a personal record of 45.02 seconds. "We're incredibly selective about whom we represent, and I couldn't bemore 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. Johnson and his team will function not only asa contract negotiator but also as a manager for travel and logistics,marketing opportunities and promotional obligations."When I retired in 2001, I felt that I was uniquely qualified to offer otherathletes the same quality and personal attention that helped me to achievesuccess as a professional athlete, so I created Ultimate Performance," Johnsonsaid. These three 2008 Olympians will join an elitegroup of track and field luminaries, including Jeremy Wariner, who have chosenJohnson and Ultimate Performance to help guide their professional careers.Johnson - who was just named to the U.S.
Olympic Hall of Fame and will beinducted on August 12 - brings a very unique perspective to his role as asports agent by combining his own personal experience as a professionalathlete along with his expertise in sports management, and the businessrelationships he has developed. Theseforward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,some of which are outlined below. As a result, actual results may varymaterially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. 221,. Michael Johnson's Sports Management Firm to Represent Galen Rupp, Other NewPro Track and Field StarsDALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultimate Performance Sport Management, foundedby World Record Holder and Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Johnson,today announced the signing of Galen Rupp, Michael Bingham and Javier CulsonPerez to its client roster. Tolearn more, visit news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning ofthe federal securities laws.
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