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Charley Johnson

Full name: Charles Frithiof "Charley" Johnson
Gender: Male
Born: January 31, 1887 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Affiliations: Svenska Gymnastikklubben Posse, Boston (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

From Boston's Svenska Gymnastikklubben Posse, Charley Johnson won four AAU titles in addition to his Olympic bronze medal. He had an exceptionally long career – his first AAU title was at 145 lbs. in 1909, and his last came in 1921 at 158 lbs.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Freestyle United States USA 3 Bronze

Men's Middleweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling United States USA Final Round Match 3/4 AC 1920-08-27 Johnson (USA)
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling United States USA Semi-Finals Match #2 2 1920-08-27 Leino (FIN) , Johnson (USA)
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling United States USA Quarter-Finals Match #4 1 1920-08-27 Johnson (USA) , Grimstad (NOR)
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling United States USA Round Two Match #7 1 1920-08-26 Johnson (USA) fall (6:47), Navale (IND)
1920 Summer 33 Antwerpen Wrestling United States USA Round One Match #2 1 1920-08-25 Johnson (USA) decision, Lopponen (CAN)