Ossie Johnson

Ossie Johnson
Personal information
Birth name Roland Oswald Johnson
Born (1906-10-28)28 October 1906
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died 12 February 2002(2002-02-12) (aged 95)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse(s) Lorna Rachelle Waddell (m. 1938; d. 1996)
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Athletics

Roland Oswald "Ossie" Johnson (28 October 1906 − 12 February 2002) was a New Zealand athlete, who represented his country in the triple jump at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He finished in sixth place, with a distance of 13.16 m.[1] He was the father of hurdler and operations management academic Roger Johnson.

Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002 and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. "Roland Johnson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2015.


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