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