James Henry Johnson (1874 – 15 November 1921) was a British pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner

Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Wyatt Johnson (née Squire) (8 December 1886 in Great Britain – 2 December 1967) was a British figure skater. She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1908 Olympic Games with James H. Johnson. They captured the gold at th ...

won the silver medal 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 ...

, the first Olympics to include figure skating events. The Johnsons also participated in the first official World Figure Skating Championships pairs' competition, placing second behind Anna Hübler and

Heinrich Burger Heinrich Burger (31 May 1881 – 27 April 1942) was a German figure skater. He competed in both singles and pairs events. He was Olympic champion and two-time World champion together with Anna Hübler. Burger and Hübler were the first wo ...

of Germany. The Johnsons finished first in 1909, third in 1910, and first again in 1912.

Results

(with Phyllis Johnson)

References

1874 births 1921 deaths British male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub