Roger V. Johnson

Roger V. Johnson (born December 10, 1943) is a record-holding 400-meter hurdler who represented New Zealand in the 1968 (Mexico City) and 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games. He also represented New Zealand in the 1966 (Kingston), 1970 (Edinburgh), and 1974 (Christchurch) Commonwealth Games.

Roger's fastest 400 meter hurdle time of 49.7[1] was set on April 15, 1972 in Los Angeles. This is the fastest 400 meter hurdle time set by a New Zealand national. This record has held for 42 years.

Roger was co-captain of the NCAA Champion UCLA track team in 1967[2] (alongside Ron Copeland and Tom Jones.)

Born in Dunedin, New Zealand,[3] Roger Johnson is the son of Roland "Ossie" Johnson and Lorna Waddell, also successful athletes (Triple-jump[4] and swimming, respectively.)

Date Competition Country Cat. Type Nr. Place Result[5] Score
April 15, 1972 Los Angeles USA F 2 49.7h 1132
August 31, 1972 München Olympic Games GER H 5 4 50.48 1102
October 13, 1968 Ciudad de México Olympic Games MEX OW H 2 2 51.39 1059
December 1, 1973 Christchurch NZL F 1 51.4h 1052
October 14, 1968 Ciudad de México Olympic Games MEX OW SF 2 7 51.87 1037

In addition to being an accomplished athlete, Roger V. Johnson is well-respected in the field of Operations Management. After receiving his PhD from the Graduate School of Management at UCLA in 1973, Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Otago in New Zealand, and was promoted to the Dean of Commerce from 1976 - 1979.[6] In 1980, Dr. Johnson went on to be an Associate Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Business, and an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the University of Michigan School of Business Administration. His research interests include assembly-line balancing and management, project management, branch-and-bound methods, facility layout, and flexible manufacturing systems. Dr. Johnson's work has been published in Management Science, Decision Sciences, and the International Journal of Production Research.

Roger now resides with his family in Edinburgh, Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.all-athletics.com/node/284959
  2. ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-track/RecordsandResults.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500
  3. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/roger-johnson-1.html
  4. ↑ http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/ossie-johnson
  5. ↑ http://www.all-athletics.com/node/284959
  6. ↑ http://otago.ourarchive.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10523/640/McLeanCommerceHistoryBook.pdf?sequence=8