Barry Johnson (judoka)

Barry Johnson

Personal information
Full name	Barry John Allen Johnson [1]
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1947-10-30) 30 October 1947 (age 77)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	Heavyweight [2] Light heavyweight

Barry John Allen Johnson (born 30 October 1947) ^[1] was an Australian judoka. ^[3] He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^[1] He was defeated by Fumio Sasahara in the event's round of 32. ^[4]

In 1976, Johnson was the NSW light heavyweight champion in judo. ^[5]

The Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame website reported Johnson to have died in late 2024 or early 2025. The website removed their claim to Johnson's death in August 2025. ^[6]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Johnson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
2. Strange, Pat (March 1972). "Australia's Best Work 'Overtime' For Nat. Judo Titles". Black Belt . Vol. 10, no. 3. p. 49. ISSN   0277-3066 – via Google Books.
3. "Sydney judo exponent out". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 September 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Google Books.
4. "Judo". The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 3 September 1972. p. 92. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Top Judokas Visit A.C.T." Canberra Times . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 9 October 1976. p. 39. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via NewspaperArchive.
6. "Barry Johnson (2003) RIP". Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame . February 2003. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Wayback Machine.

External links

• Barry Johnson at JudoInside.com
• Barry Johnson at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Barry Johnson at Olympedia