Tage Johnson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnders Olof Tage•Johnson
Used nameTage•Johnson
Born25 March 1878 in Tofteryd, Vaggeryd, Jönköping (SWE)
Died30 September 1950 (aged 72 years 6 months 5 days) in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västra Götaland (SWE)
AffiliationsGöteborgs RF, Göteborg (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Tage Johansson rowed in the bow of Göteborgs RF’s inriggers coxed four at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The boat did not reach the second round after losing to the eventual gold medallists from Denmark.

Johnson began his professional career as a worker, later became a warehouse bookkeeper and eventually rose to the position of warehouse manager. He lived with his sisters and remained unmarried.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing SWE Tage Johnson
Coxed Fours, Inriggers, Men (Olympic) Göteborgs Roddförening 2 h2 r1/3