Great Olympians

Biographies - JOH

Knut Johannesen

Norway
Speed Skating (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
10000 m	silver	gold	bronze	16200
5000 m	8th	silver	gold	10656
1500 m	9th	11th	-	224
500 m	-	20th	-	1
				27081

His gold at 10000 m at Squaw Valley was with a world record that beat the previous best by 46 seconds !

Sigurd Johannessen

Olympic Competitor nr 3939

• 1908-07-16-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Norway - second (750)

Daniel Johansen

Olympic Competitor nr 5547

• 1912-07-06-13:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - 12th (40)
• 1912-07-09-15:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, two-handed, group three - seventh (400)

Harald Johansen

Olympic Competitor nr 5268

• 1912-06-30-16:30 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-01-11:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Hendrik Johansen

Olympic Competitor nr 3553

• 1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Denmark - fourth (300)

Hjalmar Johansen

Olympic Competitor nr 6331

• 1912-07-10-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - third (640)

John Johansen

Olympic Competitor nr 3747

• 1908-07-15-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool five - AC (8.528)
• 1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - AC (56.5)
• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)

Claes Edvin Johanson

B. 1884-11-04, Sweden; D. 1949-03-09
Greco-Roman Wrestling (2 gold)

	1912	1920	1924	bonus	HP
Middleweight A (-73 kg)	gold			9619.2	28857.6
Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg)		gold
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)			rd1
	9600	9600	38.4	9619.2	28857.6

Olympic Competitor nr 6054

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - won by decision
• 1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round four - won by decision
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round five - lost (both)
• 1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round six - won by fall
• 1912-07-13-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round seven - won by decision - first by abondonement of both opponents (9600)

Alfred Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 3021

• 1906-04-27-10:30 - Diving - Combined Platform - 15th (11.25)
• 1912-07-06-19:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat one - 17th (4)

Axel Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 6734

• 1912-07-17-11:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, round one - second (810)

Carl-Emil Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 4111

• 1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (600)

Carl Hugo Johansson

Sweden
Shooting (2 gold, 3 bronze)

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Free Rifle, 3 positions	fourth	12th		1984
Free Rifle, prone			8th
Free Rifle, team	gold	sixth	7th	2325
Military Rifle, Free position	23rd			0.256
Military Rifle, 300m, prone		sixth		160
Military Rifle, 600m, prone		gold		1600
Military Rifle, team	bronze			1169
Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team		fifth
Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team		bronze
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team		bronze
Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team		sixth
				7238

Emil Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 4112

• 1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (600)

Ernst Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 5414

• 1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 20th (1)

Fritz Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 6061

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - won by fall
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - lost
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round four - lost - eliminated (240)

Gerda Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 6406

• 1912-07-10-20:00? - Diving - Women's Platform (5 & 10m), qualifying - ninth (240)

Greta Johansson

Sweden
Diving, Swimming (1 gold)

	1912	HP
Platform (5 & 10m)	gold	9600
100 m Free-style	R1:4	4.55
4x100 m Free-style Relay	fourth	400
		10005

Olympic Competitor nr 6139

• 1912-07-08-19:30 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat one - fourth (4.55)
• 1912-07-10-19:00 - Diving - Women's Platform (5 & 10m), qualifying - first - qualified
• 1912-07-13-19:15 - Diving - Women's Platform (5 & 10m), final - first (9600)
• 1912-07-15-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay - fourth (400)

Hjalmar Johansson

B. 1874-01-20, Sweden; D. 1957-09-30
Diving, Swimming, Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Combined Platform	sixth			2320
Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m)			fourth
Platform, plain (5 & 10m)		gold	silver	8800
	720	4800	5600	11120
100 m Free-style	eighth			192
200 m Breaststroke		12th		45
	912	4845	5600
Standing Long Jump	19th			1.8
	913.8			11359

Olympic Competitor nr 2775

• 1906-04-24-10:00 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, semi-finals - fourth (Q)
• 1906-04-25-11:30 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, final - eighth (192)
• 1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - 19th (1.8)
• 1906-04-27-10:30 - Diving - Combined Platform - sixth (720)
• 1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - second, 5th fastest time (45)
• 1908-07-20-14:55 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool two - first (Q)
• 1908-07-23-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-24-15:15 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - first (4800)
• 1912-07-07-13:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat three - first (Q)
• 1912-07-11-19:30- Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - second (4000)
• 1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - first in heat (Q)
• 1912-07-15-12:15 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), final - fourth (1600)

(Anders Sigfrid) Hugo Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 5940

• 1912-07-07-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - won by fall
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three - lost
• 1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round five - lost (both) - eliminated (96)

(Carl) Hugo Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 5104

• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - third (640)
• 1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 23rd (0.256)
• 1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - fourth (1600)
• 1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - first (1600)
• 1920 MRt 62.5+160+160+40
• 1920 MR 160+1600
• 1920 FR 64
• 1920 FRt 160
• 1924 FR 320
• 1924 FRt 100
• bonus MRt 106.25
• bonus FRt 465

Ivar Johansson

B. 1903-01-31, Norrköping, Sweden; D. 1979
Wrestling (3 gold)

Greco Roman	1928	1932	1936	HP
Greco-Roman, -72 kg		gold		19395
Middleweight (-75 kg)	R3
Greco-Roman, -79 kg			gold
Free-style, -79 kg		gold		9600
				28995

One of only three wrestlers to have won gold medals in both styles.
(see Kalle Anttila, Wilfried Dietrich, Kristjan Palusalu, Carl Westergren, Rudolf Svensson, Hamit Kaplan)
He was also eight times European Champion.

Knut Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 4113

• 1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (600)

Richard Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 4874

• 1908-10-28-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures
• 1908-10-29-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, free skating - second (3000)

Viljam Johansson

Olympic Competitor nr 6255

• 1912-07-09-16:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, round one, heat five - third (Q)
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, final - DNS (10)
• 1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - eighth - team second (325)
• 1912-07-15-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Cross-Country - 11th (80)

G. Johin

Olympic Competitor nr 739

• 1900-06-28-14:00? - Croquet - singles 1 ball - second (4000)
• 1900-07-18-14:00? - Croquet - doubles - only competitors (4800)

Axel Jöhncke

Olympic Competitor nr 5605

• 1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.050)
• 1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - lost - abandoned (27)

Bjarne Johnsen

Olympic Competitor nr 6296

• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system, Norway - first (1600)

John Johnsen

Olympic Competitor nr 5629

• 1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - fourth (0.037)
• 1912-07-07-20:20 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, round one, heat five - third - second fastest (40)
• 1912-07-10-13:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat four - fourth (8.61)
• 1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - sixth (52)

Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 2370

• 1904-11-23-15:00? - Football - match three, replay - lost - final classification - third (240)

Albert Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 1974

• 1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - Hammer Throw - sixth (720)
• 1904-08-31-14:00? - Athletics - Shot Put - sixth (720)

Folke Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 6902

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Gunnar Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 6596

• 1912-07-14-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Hammer Throw, qualification - 11th (96)

Harry Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 4828

• 1908-10-27-11:30? - Boxing - Lightweight (-63.5 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1908-10-27-17:00? - Boxing - Lightweight (-63.5 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1908-10-27-19:30? - Boxing - Lightweight (-63.5 kg), semifinal - lost (2880)

Horace Thomas "Tiny" Johnson

B. 1889, Great Britain; D. 1966-08-12
Cycling - track

	1908		1920	HP
Tandem	silver			3750
Sprint (1000 m)			silver	6000
Team Pursuit			silver	3000
50 km			dnf	0.0096
	3750		9000.01	12750.01

James Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 4928

• 1908-10-29-15:00 - Figure Skating - Pairs - second (3750)

Léon Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 3252

• 1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
• 1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - third (480)
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - eighth (192)
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 21st (0.48)
• 1908-07-11-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target - tenth (75)
• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - fifth (250)
• 1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - tenth (100)
• 1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 24th (0.16)
• 1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - fourth (400)
• 1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - fourth (400)
• 1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 19th (1.6
• 1920 MR 1000
• 1920 MRt 250 + 62.5 + 62.5 +100
• 1920 FPt 160
• 1920 MPt 250
• 1920 SRt 250
• bonus 72.5 + 65

Michael Johnson

USA
Track and Field (5 gold)

	1996	2000	HP
200 m	gold	-	6400
400 m	gold	gold	12800
4 x 400 m	gold	gold	3200
			22400

Not, as often said, the first person to do the double on 200 and 400 meters. Marie-Josée Perec did that slightly earlier, and Valerie Brisco-Hooks 12 years earlier. Johnson did become, in Sydney, the first man to take the 400 m title a second time.

Phyllis Wyatt Johnson

B. 1886-12, Great Britain; D. 1967-12-02
Figure Skating

	1908		1920	bonus	HP
Pairs	silver		bronze	695	7645
Women			fourth		2400
	3750		5600	695	10045

Olympic Competitor nr 4929

• 1908-10-29-15:00 - Figure Skating - Pairs - second (3750)

Rafer Johnson

B. 1934-08-18, Hillsboro, TX, USA
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Decathlon	silver	gold	15600
			15600

Sid Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 2070

• 1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - won (Q)
• 1904-08-31-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Round Two - won (Q)
• 1904-09-01-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Final - won (2400)

Tage Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 6735

• 1912-07-17-11:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, round one - second (810)

Thomas Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 3428

• 1908-07-13-16:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-15-17:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1908-07-15-17:45 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, final - second (3750)

Victor Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 3693

• 1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-15-15:30 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-15-16:30 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), final - first (4800)
• 1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-16-16:45 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-16-17:30 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), final - race voided (1200)

Wilfrid Johnson

Olympic Competitor nr 4786

• 1908-10-24-13:00 - Lacrosse - final - lost (1500)

Gustaf Johnsson

Olympic Competitor nr 3862

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Rolf Johnsson

Olympic Competitor nr 3863

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Sonja Johnsson

Olympic Competitor nr 6146

• 1912-07-08-19:35 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat two - sixth (0.114)
• 1912-07-15-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay - fourth (400)

Albert Johnston

Olympic Competitor nr 2347

• 1904-11-16-15:00? - Football - match one - won
• 1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (2400)

Albert Johnstone

Olympic Competitor nr 5294

• 1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 77th
• 1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 43rd
• 1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 67th

Banner Johnstone

Olympic Competitor nr 4629

• 1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - won (Q)
• 1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - won (Q)

John Johnstone

Olympic Competitor nr 5822

• 1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group one - qualified (Q)
• 1912-07-08-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - sixth (960)

Written 2001-05-23 - last modified 2011-08-17

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