Roger Johnson (athlete)
Roger Johnson ( Roger Vivian Johnson; born December 10, 1943 in Dunedin ) is a former New Zealand hurdler and current economist .
Roger Johnson's parents were successful athletes in athletics and swimming, so he consistently pursued a dual career . After graduating from Otago Boy's High School, Roger began studying business administration at the University of Otago .
In 1966 he finished seventh over 440 yard hurdles at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston . As a result of his athletic success, Roger accepted an athletics scholarship from UCLA in 1966 . Here he was elected team captain in 1967. The team included u. a. Bob Day , Ron Copeland , Don Domansky and Arnd Krüger . At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he reached the semifinals over 400 m hurdles . He then returned to New Zealand and completed his Honors Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Otago. At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 , he was eliminated over 400 m hurdles in the semi-finals.
He returned to UCLA for his doctoral studies. On April 15, 1972, he set a New Zealand record of 50.1 s over 440 yard hurdles. Converted to 400 m hurdles, the time was 49.8 s and was only broken as a national record in 2014 by Michael Cochrane . At the Olympic Games in Munich , he was eliminated in advance. In 1974 he reached the semi-finals of the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch .
The previous year, he had a PhD in business administration with a focus on operations management from UCLA . He was then appointed to a professorship for Operation Management at the University of Otago and elected Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics from 1976 to 1979 . In 1980 he switched to a professorship in his field at UCLA before moving to the University of Michigan in 1988 . After retiring in 2008, he moved with his family to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he works as a consultant.
Web links
- Roger Johnson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Roger Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-track/RecordsandResults.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500
- ↑ http://otago.ourarchive.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10523/640/McLeanCommerceHistoryBook.pdf?sequence=8
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Roger Vivian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand hurdler and economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunedin , New Zealand |