- Source: John S. Johnson (sportsman)
John Sigfried Johnson (May 11, 1873 – January 17, 1934) was an early American cyclist and speed skater. He was born as Johan Sigfrid Jonsson in Sweden and emigrated with his parents to Minnesota in the United States in 1881.
Johnson was the first to bicycle 1-mile in less than two minutes, or 1:56.6. This happened in 1892 at a racing track in Independence, Iowa. Besides racing on the track, early in his career he also competed in road races. Johnson was also a world record holder in speed skating, and won world championship titles in both sports. Later in his career, Johnson rode for racing teams sponsored by the bicycle manufacturers E.C. Stearns Bicycle Agency of Syracuse, N.Y., and Schwinn Bicycle Co. of Chicago. He retired from competitive cycling in 1900. He died January 17, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
See also
For more early American bicycle racing history, see the League of American Wheelmen and Major Taylor.
References
External links
In 2003, Johnson was introduced into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame
In 1960, Johnson was introduced into the Speed Skaters Hall of Fame
Picture from a 1902 magazine, showing Johnson on bicycle behind a motorized tandem pacemaker, photo by Carl Horner, Boston.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Michael Schumacher
- LeBron James
- Lewis Hamilton
- Dale Earnhardt
- Fernando Alonso
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Heckler & Koch G41
- John S. Johnson (sportsman)
- John Johnson
- Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
- Beverly Johnson
- Rafer Johnson
- Eric Johnson (Australian sportsman)
- John Dingell
- National Hot Rod Association
- John Cena
- Queensland Raceway
