Ossie Johnson
New Zealand athlete
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(m. 1938; died 1996)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.[citation needed]
Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002 and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
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1930 New Zealand British Empire Games team
- Allan Elliot
- Ossie Johnson
- Stan Lay
- Billy Savidan
- Roy Calder
- William Fielding
- Harold Frost
- Edward Leach
- Peter McWhannell
- Mick Brough
- Arthur Eastwood
- John Gilby
- Berry Johnson
- Jack Macdonald
- Vic Olsson
- Alex Ross
- Bert Sandos
- Charles Saunders
- Rangi Thompson
- Ben Waters
Team manager: Rex Hobbs
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