Ossie Johnson
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BornRoland Oswald Johnson
28 October 1906
28 October 1906
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died12 February 2002 (aged 95)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Spouse
Lorna Rachelle Waddell
(m. 1938; died 1996)| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roland Oswald Johnson 28 October 1906 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 February 2002 (aged 95) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Spouse |
Lorna Rachelle Waddell
(m. 1938; died 1996) |
| Relative | Roger Johnson (son) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Roland Oswald 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.[3]
Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[4]
