Cornelius Johnson (athlete)

For other people with the same name, see Cornelius Johnson (disambiguation).

Johnson in 1936
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin High jump

Cornelius Cooper "Corny" Johnson (August 28, 1913 – February 15, 1946) was an American athlete in the high jump. Born in Los Angeles in 1913, Johnson first competed in organized track and field events at Berendo Junior High School. He achieved greater athletic success as a student at Los Angeles High School, competing in the sprint and in the high jump. Before going to the Olympics as a junior, he won the CIF California State Meet in 1932. He had been second the year before.[1] In 2016, the 1936 Olympic journey of the eighteen Black American athletes, including Johnson, was documented in the film Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.[2]

Track and field

At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932, Johnson, who was then an 18-year-old high school student, placed fourth in the high jump under the existing tiebreaker rules. Had the current rules been in force, he would have won the silver medal.[3]

He won the high jump at the State Meet in 1932 and 1933.[1] During 1934-? Johnson attended Compton College and with coach Herschel Smith continued his high jump career.

His technique was described as a panther-like western roll. At the 1936 U.S. Olympic Trials, Johnson set the world record at 6 ft 93⁄4 in (2.07 m). After the bar was remeasured and everybody celebrated, Dave Albritton equalled Johnson's record.[4]

In 1936 Johnson was one of 19 African Americans at the Berlin Olympics, where he won the gold. Johnson's winning height of 2.03m was an Olympic record and he tried unsuccessfully for the world record.

Johnson was the co-holder of the outdoor world record for the high jump for the year 1936-37 and won eight career U.S. titles (five outdoor, three indoor).

After retiring from the high jump, he became a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Los Angeles, and in 1945 he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Johnson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[5]

In 1946, while working as a ship's baker on board the Grace Line's "Santa Cruz," Johnson developed bronchopneumonia. En route from the ship to a California hospital, Corny Johnson died, aged 32.

Cornelius Johnson was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1994, and the California Community Colleges Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1998.

Championships

1932 Olympics: High Jump (4th)
1936 Olympics: High Jump – 2.03 m (1st)
1932 AAU: High Jump (=1st)
1933 AAU: High Jump (1st)
1934 AAU: High Jump (=1st)
1935 AAU: High Jump (1st)
1936 AAU: High Jump (=1st)

References

  1. ^ a b "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present".
  2. ^ Henderson, Odie (August 5, 2016). "Olympic Pride, American Prejudice movie review (2016)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corny Johnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Alpha Athletes at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany". Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Retrieved January 10, 2010.


Records
Preceded by Men's High Jump World Record Holder
along with Dave Albritton
1936-07-12 – 1937-08-12 		Succeeded by


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