Stone Johnson
Stein Johnson (actually Sten Jean Johnson; born October 20, 1921 in Bergen , † April 28, 2012 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian discus thrower .
At the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 he was fifth, at the 1948 Olympic Games in London eighth and fourth at the Euro 1950 in Brussels. In 1952 he retired from qualifying at the Olympic Games in Helsinki .
He was Norwegian champion four times (1946, 1950–1952). He set his personal best of 50.33 m on August 28, 1952 in Copenhagen .
Because of his success as a coach in various sports, he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 2005.
Web links
- Stone Johnson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Stein Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Stein |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Sten Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian discus thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mountains |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2012 |
| Place of death | Oslo |