Ossie Johnson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roland Oswald Johnson |
| Born | 28 October 1906 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 February 2002 (aged 95) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Spouse |
Lorna Rachelle Waddell
(m. 1938; died 1996) |
| Relative | Roger Johnson (son) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Roland Oswald 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.[2] He was the father of hurdler and operations management academic Roger Johnson.[citation needed]
Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002 and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Roland Johnson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
 | This biographical article relating to New Zealand athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |