Ossie Johnson

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
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.