Dennis Johnson (athlete)

Dennis Johnson ( Dennis Osric Johnson; born May 6, 1939 in Kingston ) is a former Jamaican sprinter .

Starting for the West Indian Federation , he was fifth over 100 m at the Pan American Games in Chicago in 1959 and won bronze in the 4 x 100 meter relay . The following year he achieved at the Olympic Games in Rome about 100 meters quarter-finals and 200m semi-final.

Starting for Jamaica, he finished fifth over 100 yards at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth in 1962 . At the Olympic Games in 1964, he was eliminated over 100 m in the quarter-finals and came in fourth with the Jamaican team in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

Dennis Johnson later worked as a trainer at the University of Technology, Jamaica .

Personal bests

• 100 yards: 9.3 s, May 5, 1961, Sunnyvale
• 100 m: 10.2 s, May 1st, 1964, San José
• 220 yards: 20.9 s, April 1, 1961, Palo Alto (corresponds to 20.8 s over 200 m )

Web links

• Dennis Johnson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
• Dennis Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )