Olympedia – Albert Johnson

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Albert Aaron•Johnson
Used name	Albert•Johnson
Born	1 January 1880 in Stoughton, Wisconsin (USA)
Died	31 May 1963 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (USA)
Affiliations	St. Louis YMCA, St. Louis (USA)
NOC	United States

Biography

Albert Johnson was a weight-thrower who competed for the St. Louis YMCA at the 1904 Olympics. He also attended Georgia Tech. At the various ancillary events held during the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, he won the 56-lb. weight throw, handicap; finished second in the Olympic Irish Sports hammer throw, won the shot put, discus, and finished second in the hammer at the YMCA Handicap meet; and won the 1904 Western AAU hammer throw and YMCA hammer throw championships.

Personal Bests: SP – 10.30 (1904); HT – 40.00 (131-3) (1904).

Results

Games

Discipline (Sport) / Event

NOC / Team

Pos

Medal

1904 Summer Olympics

Athletics

USA

Albert Johnson

Shot Put, Men (Olympic)

Shot Put, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

56-pound Weight Throw, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Discus Throw, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)

Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Shot Put, Handicap, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Discus Throw, Handicap, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Hammer Throw, Handicap, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

56-pound Weight Throw, Handicap, Men (Olympic (non-medal))

Errata

Previously dates of birth and death goven as 16 October 1878 and October 1971 in Spencer, Nebraska, but those belong to one Albert B. Johnson, who was his whole life farmer in Nebraska.