Sten ("Stein") Jean Johnson (20 October 1921 – 28 April 2012) was a Norwegian speed skating trainer and

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. He was born in Bergen and is the nephew of Sonja Johnsson. Johnson was a competitor in discus throw in the

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(where he finished eighth) and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. In addition he finished fifth at the 1946 European Championships and fourth at the 1950 European Championships.Norwegian international athletes - S
He later became trainer for the Norwegian national speed skating team. By applying scientific methods, he brought the competitors to an until then unknown level of achievement, which again brought a score of records and results, for instance by the Norwegian skaters

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, Knut Johannesen, Per Ivar Moe, and

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winning the first four positions in the 1963

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. This became known as the ''Norwegian speed skating revolution'', and Stein Johnson's methods were soon adopted by other countries. Johnson was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris and the Kniksen award in 2005 for his achievements as a coach.

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External links

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Stein Johnson's profile at Sports Reference.comStein Johnson's obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Stein 1921 births 2012 deaths Norwegian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Norwegian speed skating coaches