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Ted Johnson (rower)

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Ted Johnson
Personal information
Birth nameGeorge Edward Johnson
Born1 May 1924
Rotorua, New Zealand
Died19 July 1985(1985-07-19) (aged 61)
Wanganui, New Zealand
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland Coxed four

George Edward Johnson (1 May 1924 – 19 July 1985) was a New Zealand representative rower.

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed as part of the coxed four again, but the crew did not make the final.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ New Zealand Olympic Committee: Ted Johnson
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ted Johnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.