Earl Johnson (athlete)
Earl Johnson ( Richard Earl Johnson; born March 10, 1891 in Woodstock, Virginia , † November 19, 1965 in Pittsburgh ) was an American long-distance runner .
Johnson had already participated in the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 in the 10,000 meter run, but was eliminated.
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, he was eighth over 10,000 m . The cross-country race went down in history as the heat battle of Colombes. On the barely shaded stretch of the Seine , temperatures were above 40 ° C. Johnson crossed the finish line after 35 minutes in third behind the Finns Paavo Nurmi and Ville Ritola and benefited from the elimination of other runners, such as Sweden's Edvin Wide . In addition to the bronze medal in the individual, he won silver in the team competition together with his teammates Arthur Studenroth and August Fager .
At the US Championships of the AAU Johnson won the cross-country title in 1921 and also won the five-mile championship title three times in a row and the ten-mile title in 1924.
Johnson weighed 59 kg and was 1.70 m tall.
Personal best
- 10,000 m : 32: 17.0 min (1924).
Web links
- Earl Johnson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Earl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Richard Earl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodstock (Virginia) , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1965 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh |