请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Thomas Johnson (cyclist)
释义

  1. Career

  2. Awards

     Golden Book 

  3. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Thomas Johnson
| image =
| fullname = Horace Thomas Johnson
| nickname = Tiny Johnson
H.T. Tiny Johnson
H.T. Johnny Johnson
| birth_date = 30 December 1886
| birth_place = Fulham, United Kingdom
| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|8|12|1886|12|30|df=yes}}
| height = {{convert|5|ft|4|in|cm|abbr=on}}
| weight = ~{{convert|155|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Track sprinter
| role =
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 1905-1923
| amateurteam1 = Putney A.C. and Catford C.C.
| proyears1 =
| proteam1 =
| majorwins = 1907, 1909 and 1910 - British Tandem Championships
1908 - won silver in the Olympic tandem race
National Quarter-mile Tandem record
1911 - Won 32 'top-class' races
1920 - second in the World Sprint championship
1920 - won silver in the Olympic 'individual sprint
1920 - won silver in the Olympic 'Team pursuit'
1922 - Amateur Sprint Championship of the World
| medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's cycling}}{{MedalCountry | {{GBR}} }}{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}{{MedalSilver | 1908 London | 2,000 metre tandem race}}{{MedalSilver | 1920 Antwerp | 1,000 metre individual sprint}}{{MedalSilver | 1920 Antwerp | Men's team pursuit}}
}}

Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom.

Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Olympic games: the tandem race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, plus both the individual sprint the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1]

Career

Johnson took up cycle racing in 1905 when he joined Putney A.C. at the age of 17. By the age of 20, in 1908, he won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing with Frederick (E.G.) Hamlin in the 2,000 metre tandem race.

In 1911 he won 32 races in top-class company.[2]

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, he won the silver medal after finishing second in the 1,000 metre individual sprint with a time of 15.1 seconds, identical to Harry Ryan who was awarded the bronze medal. The following day, 10 August, Johnson was a member of the British team in the Men's team pursuit. The team, which also included Cyril Alden, William Stewart, and Albert White, finished in the silver medal position with a time of 5 minutes 13.8 seconds.

In 1922, at the World Amateur Track Championships in Paris, he won the men's sprint title, beating the Olympic champion Maurice Peeters and teammate W. Ormston.[2][3][4]

Awards

Golden Book

Johnson's achievements were celebrated in 1949 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/thomas-johnson-1.html |title=Thomas Johnson Olympic Results |accessdate=2013-05-06 |work=sports-reference.com}}
2. ^The Golden Book of Cycling - Victor Louis Johnson. Archive maintained by 'The Pedal Club'. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403120902/http://www.thepedalclub.org/archives/goldenbook/u-z/VicJohnson.html |date=3 April 2012 }} (Vic Johnson), 1948]
3. ^Sports 123, Track Cycling World Championships
4. ^FIAC Cyc ling and Olympism,
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Thomas}}

13 : 1886 births|1966 deaths|English male cyclists|Olympic cyclists of Great Britain|Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain|Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Olympic medalists in cycling|Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics|People from Fulham|Sportspeople from London|Place of death missing

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/16 17:19:07