Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Edwin Luther Kevin•Johnson |
Used name | Kevin•Johnson |
Born | 4 September 1949 in Nassau, New Providence (BAH) |
Died | 8 March 2016 in Freeport, City of Freeport (BAH) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 77 kg |
NOC | The Bahamas |
Kevin Johnson was a sprinter who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics of the Bahamas. Johnson was born in Nassau, and became a police reservist who rose to the position of Superintendent of Police on the Bahamas. He was also a businessman, who started Mr Clean Maintenance, Landscaping, and Janitorial Service. In 2014 Johnson was inducted into the Bahamian National Hall of Fame.
Personal Bests: 100 – 10.64 (1971); 200 – 21.22 (1968).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Athletics | BAH | Kevin Johnson | |||
200 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 h1 r2/4 | |||||
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | The Bahamas | AC h2 r2/3 | ||||
1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | BAH | Kevin Johnson | |||
100 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 h3 r1/4 | |||||
200 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h7 r1/4 | |||||
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | The Bahamas |
Date of birth is uncertain. Commonwealth Games data also has a DOB of 4 September 1950, but multiple sources confirm the DOB listed above.