Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

from

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. He was born in

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

, United Kingdom. Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Olympic games: the tandem race at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

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, plus both the individual sprint the team pursuit at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

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Career

Johnson took up cycle racing in 1905 when he joined Putney A.C. at the age of 17. By the age of 20, in 1908, he won a silver medal at the

in London, competing with Frederick (E.G.) Hamlin in the 2,000 metre tandem race. In 1911 he won 32 races in top-class company.The Golden Book of Cycling - Victor Louis Johnson. Archive maintained by 'The Pedal Club'.
(Vic Johnson), 1948] At the

held in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, he won the silver medal after finishing second in the Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, 1,000 metre individual sprint with a time of 15.1 seconds, identical to Harry Ryan who was awarded the bronze medal. The following day, 10 August, Johnson was a member of the British team in the Men's team pursuit. The team, which also included Cyril Alden, William Stewart, and Albert White, finished in the silver medal position with a time of 5 minutes 13.8 seconds. In 1922, at the World Amateur Track Championships in Paris, he won the men's sprint title, beating the Olympic champion

Maurice Peeters Mouritius "Maurice" Prosper Peeters (5 May 1882 – 5 December 1957) was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the two consecutive Summer Olympics (1920 and 1924). He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was rai ...

and teammate W. Ormston.FIAC Cyc ling and Olympism

Awards

Golden Book

Johnson's achievements were celebrated in 1949 when

Cycling Weekly ''Cycling Weekly'' is a British cycling magazine. It is published by Future and is devoted to the sport and pastime of cycling. It used to be affectionately referred to by British club cyclists as "The Comic".

awarded him his own page in the

Golden Book of Cycling The ''Golden Book of Cycling'' was created in 1932 by ''Cycling'', a British cycling magazine, to celebrate "the Sport and Pastime of Cycling by recording the outstanding rides, deeds and accomplishments of cyclists, officials and administrat ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Thomas 1886 births 1966 deaths English male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Fulham Cyclists from Greater London Place of death missing 20th-century British people