Tassy Johnson (22 September 1916 – 24 April 1981) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the time trial events at the 1936 Summer Olympics[2] in Berlin and won a silver medal in the Time Trial at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.
Following his retirement from cycling, Johnson refereed 27 of the 29 Herald-Sun cycling tours of Victoria, Australian championships and the Bendigo Madison.[1]
Johnson died of a heart attack aged 65 in Melbourne on 24 April 1981.[1]
Tassy Johnson was the father of Gordon Johnson.
References
- ^ a b c "Colourful cycling personality dies". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. 26 April 1981. p. 6S. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Tassy Johnson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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