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Ossie Johnson

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Ossie Johnson
Personal information
Birth nameRoland Oswald Johnson
Born(1906-10-28)28 October 1906
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died12 February 2002(2002-02-12) (aged 95)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Spouse
Lorna Rachelle Waddell
(m. 1938; died 1996)
RelativeRoger Johnson (son)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics

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

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  1. ^ "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Roland Johnson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2015.