Diskussion:Thomas Johnson (Radsportler)

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Biographical information
Type            Competed in Olympic events
Sex             Male
Full name       Horace Thomas·Johnson
Used name       Thomas·Johnson
Nick/petnames   Tiny
Born            March 1887 in Fulham, Greater London, England (GBR)
Died            12 August 1966 in Bromley, Greater London, England (GBR)
Affiliations    Putney A.C. / Catford Cycling Club
Country         Gbr Great Britain

Results
Medals
Gold    0
Silver  3
Bronze  0
Total   3

Games         Sport   Event                       Status  Team              Pos       Details
1908 (summer) Cycling Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres Olympic Frederick Hamlin  2  Silver Representing Great Britain
1920 (summer) Cycling Sprint                      Olympic                   2  Silver Representing Great Britain
                      Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres  Olympic Great Britain     2  Silver 	
                      50 kilometres               Olympic                   AC 		

Und noch ergänzend zu 1908:

Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men
Date 		13 – 15 July 1908
Status 		Olympic
Location 	White City Stadium, London
Participants 	34 from 7 countries

Maurice Schilles and André Auffray were both top sprinters individually, but they had never ridden together as a
tandem prior to the first heat of this event. Both would win medals at the world sprint championships, Auffray a
silver in 1907 and Schilles a bronze in 1909. The final was a slow race but the French tandem drew away gradually
in the straight to win easily. Colin Brooks and Walter Isaacs lodged a protest, claiming that they had been cut
off the French pair on the last turn, but it was disallowed.
Pos 		Team 	NOC
1 		France 	FraFRA 			Gold
		Maurice Schilles · André Auffray 		
2 		Great Britain 	GbrGBR 		Silver
		Frederick Hamlin · Thomas Johnson 		
3 		Great Britain 	GbrGBR 		Bronze
		Colin Brooks · Walter Isaacs 		
2 h2 r2/3 	Great Britain 	GbrGBR 		
		Johnnie Matthews · Leon Meredith 		
3 h1 r2/3 	Germany 	GerGER 		
		Max Götze · Otto Götze 		
3 h2 r2/3 	Great Britain 	GbrGBR 		
		John Barnard · Arthur Rushen 		

1920:

Sprint, Men
Date 		9 August 1920
Status 		Olympic
Location 	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants 	37 from 11 countries
Format 		1,000 metres.

The match sprint was the first event contested. In the first round 37 sprinters were only reduced to 24.
Three British riders advanced to the semi-finals, with two of them, Thomas Johnson, and Harry Ryan, winning
their heats to advance to the final where Maurice Peeters of The Netherlands joined them. Ryan had actually
been runner-up in the world sprint championships when they were last contested in 1913. In the finals,
Peeters rode in second place for one lap, but at the bell took the lead. Johnson was gaining on the last turn
when Peeters rode him up the bank a bit, forcing him wide. The English protested this action, but it was
rejected and Peeters was awarded the championship.

Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men
Date 		9 – 10 August 1920
Status 		Olympic
Location 	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants 	32 from 8 countries

The team pursuit quarter-finals were contested on 10 August, with the final two rounds held the next day. The
event was marked by controversy. Great Britain won the first semi-final easily against Belgium. In the second
semi-final, Italy was well ahead of South Africa with ½-lap remaining. As South Africa crossed the finish mark
at that point, the official starter fired the finishing pistol, and the South Africans slowed demonstrably.
A protest was entered, but Italy had the race well in hand, and this would likely not have affected the result.

The pursuit final was contested between Great Britain and Italy. Britain’s Albert White fell off the pace of
his team after four laps, but continued to ride. The Italian team caught up to him shortly thereafter. When
they did, White pulled wide to allow them to pass. However, the Italians had already pulled wide to pass and
they thought he was obstructing them. Two Italians went wide around him, while two went low, all four of them
shouting at them as they passed. White dropped out on the next lap. A French rider, Henri Habent, ran over to
him and punched him in the chest. Britain went on to win by 4/10ths of a second. The Italians naturally protested.
The protest jury consisted of J. Blair of Great Britain, an Italian and a Frenchman. Blair and the Italian
withdrew because of the conflict of interest and the French judge ruled in favor of the Italians.
Pos 	Team 		NOC
1 	Italy 		Ita	ITA 		Gold
	Franco Giorgetti · Ruggero Ferrario · Arnaldo Carli · Primo Magnani 		
2 	Great Britain 	Gbr	GBR 		Silver
	Albert White · Thomas Johnson · Jock Stewart · Cyril Alden 		
3 	South Africa 	Rsa	RSA 		Bronze
	Bill Smith · James Walker · Sammy Goosen · Henry Kaltenbrunn 		
4 	Belgium 	Bel	BEL 		
	Jean Janssens · Albert De Bunné · Charles Van Doorselaer · Gustave De Schryver 		
5 	France 		Fra	FRA 		
	Enguerrand · Henri Habent · Courder · Lucien Faucheux 		
6 	Netherlands 	Ned	NED 		
	Maurice Peeters · Frans de Vreng · Piet Beets · Piet Ikelaar 		
7 	Canada 		Can	CAN 		
	Herbert McDonald · Harold Bounsell · Norman Webster · William Taylor 		
8 	United States 	Usa	USA 		
	Christopher Dotterweich · Anthony Young · Willie Beck · Fred Taylor

50 kilometer, Men
Date 		10 August 1920 – 16:30
Status 		Olympic
Location 	Garden City Velodroom, Wilrijk, Antwerpen
Participants 	31 from 10 countries

The final track race, the 50 kilometre race, was the last event held on the second day of cycling, 10 August.
Thirty-one riders started with 14 finishing. Thomas Harvey of Great Britain led out the sprint at 200 metres
but fell on the final straight, when he had a ½-length lead. Apparently, his rear wheel and Henry George's
(BEL) front wheel collided, causing the fall. George stayed up and went on to win. Cyril Alden hit Harvey’s
fallen bike, and also fell, but was thrown over the line, and finished second, only a few centimetres behind
George. Piet Ikelaar (NED) protested that he, and not Alden, had finished second but the protest was not allowed.

--84.58.243.93 10:34, 27. Aug. 2010 (CEST)

Danke für den Hinweis. Dann lag ich ja nicht so falsch ;). In vielen englischen Quellen heißt er übrigens oft "HT 'Tiny' Johnson". --Nicola Verbessern statt löschen! 11:18, 27. Aug. 2010 (CEST)

Sorry, dass ich Deinen Hinweis nicht früher gesehen habe, aber hier ist der tatsächlich besser aufgehoben. Wie kommt man denn an ein Login auf dieser Olympiaseite? --Nicola Verbessern statt löschen! 11:29, 27. Aug. 2010 (CEST)

Dazu wird man eingeladen von Jeroen Heijmans, James Hilary Evans oder Bill Mallon, der auch Hauptverantwortlicher für die Seite ist. Die vorstehenden Zitate stammen aus Mallons Monographien. Du kannst mir ja gerne eine Mail schreiben, wenn ich was für dich nachschauen soll. --84.58.243.93 11:51, 27. Aug. 2010 (CEST)

OK, danke für das Angebot! Werde im Notfall gerne darauf zurückkomen. In der Regel kommt man ja mit SportsReference gut klar, und die lagen ja auch in diesem Falle richtig. Sind ja auch offensichtlich dieselben Leute. --Nicola Verbessern statt löschen! 12:02, 27. Aug. 2010 (CEST)