George Johnson (athlete)

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George N. Johnson (born 12 June 1938 in Monrovia) is a Liberian track and field athlete. He competed for Liberia in the country's first Olympic appearance in 1956 [1] (Melbourne, Australia) and again at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Roma, Italy). He competed individually in the 400 metres and 800 metres. [2] In 1956 Johnson competed with Edward Martins, Emmanuel Putu, and James Roberts in the 4x100 metres relay. [3] His personal best for 400 metres is 51.54 (1960) and his personal best for 800 metres is 1:56.04 (1960). [4]

Olympic GamesEventPosition [4] Time (Round 1)Time (Quarterfinal)Time (Semifinal)Time (Final)
1956 Summer400 Metres, Men6 h754.8 seconds [5] ---
800 Metres, Men7 h4----
1,500 Metres, MenDNS----
4x100 Metres Relay, Men5 h144.7 seconds [3] ---
4x400 Metres Relay, MenDNS----
1960 Summer400 Metres, Men6 h551.4 seconds [6] ---
800 Metres, Men6 h11 min 55.9 sec [7] ---
4x100 Metres, MenDNS----

DNS: Did Not Start

References

  1. ↑ "Liberia Olympian Association". Go Team Liberia. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ↑ George Johnson Archived September 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 "Olympedia – 4 x 100 metres Relay, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  4. 1 2 "Olympedia – George Johnson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – 400 metres, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Olympedia – 400 metres, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Olympedia – 800 metres, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-14.



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