Ridgely Johnson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRidgely Couper•Johnson
Used nameRidgely•Johnson
Born24 April 1958 in New York, New York (USA)
Measurements205 cm / 102 kg
AffiliationsWeld Boat Club
NOC United States

Biography

Ridgely Johnson graduated from Princeton in 1980 with a degree in chemical engineering. He was senior class President at Princeton. Johnson was 6-9 (2.06), one of the tallest US Olympians ever in a non-basketball sport. Johnson competed for the United States at the 1975-76 World Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal in double sculls in 1976. He competed at the 1979 and 1983 Pan American Games, and the 1986 World Championships. Johnson later worked for Arthur Andersen & Company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Ridgely Johnson
Quadruple Sculls, Men (Olympic) United States 7