Tanji Johnson
| Tanji Johnson | |
|---|---|
| — Bodybuilder — | |
| Personal info | |
| Born | January 9, 1975 Bamberg, West Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 116 lbs |
| Professional career | |
| Pro-debut | Arnold Classic, 2002 |
| Best win | Arnold Classic, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Adela Garcia (2012) |
| Successor | TBA |
Tanji Johnson is an American IFBB professional fitness competitor. She is the winner of Fitness International title at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2013.
After her childhood and youth as a military brat, Johnson attended the United States Air Force Academy and graduated in 1997 and was commissioned as a United States Air Force officer. She appeared in her first competition in the year 1998, taking a year off when she was assigned for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[1]
A resident of Renton, Washington, Johnson works as a personal trainer, a coach for physique competitors, as well as a promoter for the National Physique Committee, co-promoting the Vancouver Natural Bodybuilding and Tanji Johnson Fitness/Figure Classic competitions covering Pacific Northwest.[2] She also participated in 2008 TV series American Gladiators.
Johnson is a "muscular Christian"[1] and she has a younger sister named Safiya who is an IFBB pro bikini competitor.[3]
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Fitness and figure competitors
- African-American female military personnel
- African-American sportswomen
- African-American sports executives and administrators
- African-American sports coaches
- African-American Christians
- American people of Korean descent
- United States Air Force Academy alumni
- Women in the United States Air Force
- People from Bamberg
- Military brats
