James Johnson (sprinter)
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Representing the  United States
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1963 Sao Paolo | 400 m |
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1963 Sao Paolo | 4×400 m |
James Allen "Jim" Johnson was an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash. His greatest achievement came while representing his country at the 1963 Pan American Games, where he won gold medals in the individual 400 m and 4 × 400-meter relay, alongside Ollan Cassell, Richard Edmunds and Earl Young.[1][2][3]
An African-American,[4] he attended Norfolk State University and was part of the track team for the Norfolk State Spartans, helping them twice to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. He was posthumously inducted into the Norfolk State Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]
See also
References
- ^ IV Pan American Game, Sao Paulo 1963. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-07.
- ^ Men Athletics Pan-American Games Saop Paulo (BRA) 1963. Todor66. Retrieved on 2018-01-07.
- ^ Pan American Games. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-07.
- ^ United States Athletes At Sao Paulo. United States Olympic Committee (1964). Retrieved on 2018-01-07.
- ^ Miller, Ed (2009-05-08). NSU basketball coach Fears among 16 to enter Hall. The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved on 2018-01-07.
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Categories:
- 20th-century births
- American male sprinters
- African-American male track and field athletes
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Norfolk State Spartans athletes
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)