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Roland Oswald Johnson (28 October 1906 − 12 February 2002) was a New Zealand athlete, who represented his country in the triple jump at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He finished in sixth place, with a distance of 13.16 m. He was the father of hurdler and operations management academic Roger Johnson.

Johnson died in Dunedin in 2002 and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.

References

1. "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
2. "Roland Johnson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
3. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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