Ossie Johnson

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.[2] He was the father of hurdler and operations management academic Roger Johnson.

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(s)
Lorna Rachelle Waddell
(m. 1938; died 1996)
RelativesRoger Johnson (son)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics

Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002 and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]

References

  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.


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