John Johnsen

Olympic athlete

1892 – 1984

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Who was John Johnsen?

John Haakon Johnsen was a Norwegian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was born and died in Oslo, and his club was Oslo IL.

In the 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event. He also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition, in the 1500 metre freestyle event, and in the 100 metre backstroke competition but was eliminated in all three contests in the first round.

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Born
Jan 5, 1892
Died
Aug 24, 1984

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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