Derek Johnson; a Record-Breaking Athlete Who Won Olympic Silver
The Herald › September 11, 2004
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DEREK JOHNSON, who was on the silver-medal end of one of the great Olympic 800 metres finals, has died at the age of 71.
The slightly-built Johnson led a breathtaking race in Melbourne until the final 10 metres when he was caught by the powerful Tom Courtney, of the USA. He lost that 1956 race by a foot, 1min 47.8sec to the American's 1:47.7.See the full content of this document
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Derek Johnson; a Record-Breaking Athlete Who Won Olympic Silver
Johnson had won the 1954 Empire Games two-lap gold, heading an England clean sweep (with Brian Hewson and Ian Boyd), and four years later was a member of the English squad which won silver in t...
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