James Johnson (wrestler, born 1954)
James "Evan" Johnson (born April 7, 1954) is an American former wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He wrestled collegiately for the University of Minnesota, where we was a NCAA wrestling champion and two-time finalist. Johnson was inducted into the David Bartelma Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995 and the "M" Club Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
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Full name | James Evan Johnson | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Cokato, Minnesota, U.S. | April 7, 1954|||||||||||||||||
Home town | Orono, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Johnson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- "M" Club Hall of Fame - Evan Johnson. gophersports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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